Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 18th September 2024

Total Yarding: 7,414

Commentary

Numbers were up for a mixed quality yarding of 7414/head. The yarding was dominated by ewe mutton seeing prices ease on prime lines and again stronger on stores. The first run of new season lambs presented for the year saw just over 300/head penned selling to a top of $145/head. Old season lambs prices fluctuated on presentation with categories remaining mainly firm on last week.

New season lambs weighing under 18kg cwt sold for $70 to $92 and trade weights returned $122 to $145/head. Old season lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold to $100 while weights under 18kg cwt sold from $80 to $121, trade weights returned $108 to $145 while heavy weight lambs sold to $139 and ram lambs made from $91 to $120/head.
Merino whether hoggets sold from $15 to $46 for stores and from $70 to $99 for live export.

Light weight store ewes sold from $5 to $45 while the heavier good, framed stores made up to $95 with a fleece, prime medium weights sold from $57 to $116 with a full fleece and prime heavy weights over 30kg cwt returned from $81 to $99/head. Heavy weight Merino wethers sold to $107 and mature rams made from $14 up to $83 for Merino ram hoggets.

Tracey Kilner NLRS