Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

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Report Date: 15th April 2025

Total Yarding: 3,733

Commentary

Lamb supply eased to 3,052 and sheep numbers were back to 681 head this week at Naracoorte in the lead up to the Easter break. Quality was mixed with heavier grain fed lambs in limited numbers. Not all the regular buying group were in attendance or operating fully in a market that was easier by $10 to $20/head at times. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $155 to $178 with heavier weighted lambs selling from $208 to $218/head. Dorper lambs mostly sold from $148 to $185, with the Merino lambs selling from $122 to $158/head. Restockers and feeders were strong and paid from $70 to $178 and paid from $10 to $85/head for lighter weights. They paid $70/head for a pen of Merino ewes. The smaller sheep offering saw limited competition with sheep generally selling from $20 to $30/head easier and more in places. Merino ewes sold to $132 with heavy crossbred ewes selling to $134/head.

Light weights lambs sold to $140/head to average 775c/kg cwt. Light trade weight lambs sold from $148 to $171/head and averaged 740c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $155 to $184/head and averaged 725c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $175 to $178/head and averaged 730c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $208 to $218/head to average 765c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $140/head.

Light sheep sold from $21 to $58/head. Medium weight sheep sold from $48 to $80/head and averaged 300c/kg cwt/ Heavy Merino ewes sold from $90 to $132/head ranging from 350 to 370c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $65 to $134/head and averaged 300c/kg cwt.

Note there are no Naracoorte prime markets next week.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.