Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

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Report Date: 10th March 2026

Total Yarding: 3,475

Commentary

Lamb supply dropped to 1,230 with sheep numbers up at 2,245/head. Quality was mostly good with the usual buying group attending and operating in a firm to dearer market with the heavy lambs selling to $10/head up on last week. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $250 to $275 with heavy lambs selling from $332 to $405/head. Dorper lambs sold from $210 to a top of $350/head for heavy weights. Restockers and feeders were active and paid from $191 to $243, from $103 to $114 for light weights and from $103 to $218/head for Merino lambs. The sheep offering covered all weights and grades and continue to sell to strong demand. The regular buying group operated with the heavy sheep dearer in spots by $10 to $20/head. Merino ewes sold to $264, crossbred ewes sold to $284 and Medium weight Merino wethers sold to $186/head.

Light trade weight lambs sold to $203/head and averaged 1060c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $250 to $264/head and averaged 1070c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $270 to $275/head and averaged 1065c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $287 to $323/head and averaged 1060c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $332 to $405/head to average 1060c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $240/head.

Light sheep sold from $75 to $118/head to average 600c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $145 to $195/head and averaged 755c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $198 to $264, to average 830c/kg cwt. The medium wethers sold from $177 to $186/head. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $180 to $284/head and ranged from 675c to 760c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $70 to $170/head.

Market Reporetr – Graham Pymer.