Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

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Report Date: 11th Aug 2026

Total Yarding: 1,258

Commentary

A reduction in lamb and sheep numbers this week saw 961 lambs and 297 sheep penned in a typical winter offering. Quality was mixed with lambs selling $5 to $10/head easier on last week,quality and the limited selection a factor. Medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $255 to $283 with heavier lambs selling from $325 to $393/head. Merino lambs sold from $241 to $260/head to average 1030c/kg cwt. Dorper types sold from $190 to $250/head. Feeders and restockers paid from $163 to $253 and from $143 to $176/head for Merino lambs. Sheep numbers were limited at 297/head but sold to keen competition to be a few dollars either side of firm. Merino ewes sold to $255, shorn Merino wethers made to $235 and heavy crossbred ewes sold to $296/head.

Light trade weight lambs sold from $205 to $237/head to average 1020c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold to $255/head averaging 1090c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $264 to $283/head and averaged 1100c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $286 to $317/head and averaged 1080c/kg cwt. Extra heavy lambs sold from $325 to $393/head and averaged 1020c/kg cwt. Hogetts made to $270/head.

Medium weight sheep sold from $155 to $194/head and averaged 830c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $212 to $255 with the shorn wethers selling from $213 to $235/head and the heavy Merino sheep ranging from 780c to 850c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $188 to $296/head, from 680c to 750c/kg cwt. Rams ranged from $177 to $246/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.