Muchea Sheep Report

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Report Date: 21st January 2025

Total Yarding: 12,332

Commentary

Numbers were back by almost 2000 head from last weeks sale. Quality and weight in both Lambs and mutton continued to present across all agents. The sale felt erratic at times with pricing a little softer over the lamb market after stronger gains recently. Mutton was sold in large lines and values across all categories were also back by $4/5 even with a large buying field.

Cross-bred store lambs were back $5 selling from $40 to $105 and Merino stores from $65 to $115 while light lambs also eased $8/10 selling from $80 to $135/head. Trade lambs were softer ranging from $104 to $170 while heavy lambs returned $154 to $210/head.

The heaviest Merino wether hoggets were making $75 to $123 with a skin while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $70 to $97/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $80 to $129 and younger rams sold to a top $120/head.

Boner mutton eased $4/5 to make $40 to $80 while medium ewes returned $77 to $107 and heavy ewes sold up to $117/head. Heavy wethers sold to a top of $117 while mature rams returned $15 to $72/head.

Terry Birkin, MLA.