Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

Numbers increased this week with 14,415 lambs and 2,395 sheep yarded. Quality was mostly good with all weights and grades on offer, some lambs are showing dryness in the skins but are handling ok. There were several large runs of lightweight and store lambs suiting both feeders and restockers who were both very active. The usual buying group operated in another strong market with lambs selling from $5 to $15/head dearer for a good result. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $260 to $306/head with the heavier weights selling from $356 to $368/head. Merino lambs sold from $246 to $256/head and averaged 960c/kg cwt. A few heavy old dorper lambs sold to $273/head. Feeders and restockers who were active paying from $210 to $276 and from $102 to $230 for lighter weights. The larger sheep offering covered all weights with sheep selling to keen demand to be from firm to $20/head dearer in places. Merino ewes sold to $308, crossbred ewes also sold to $308/head.

Light trade weight lambs sold from $246 to $251/head to average 1175c/kg cwt. Medium trade weights sold from $260 to $282/head and averaged 1120c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $279 to $306/head and averaged 1120c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $300 to $355/head and averaged 1115c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $356 to $368/head to average 1125c/kg cwt. Hogetts ranged from $205 to $281/head.

Light sheep sold from $107 to $155/head and averaged 850c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $163 to $231/head and averaged 850c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $173 to $308/head to average 850c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $190 to $308/head and averaged from 755c to 775c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $120 to $223/head.

Market Reporter - Graham Pymer.