Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

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Report Date: 13th January 2026

Total Yarding: 5,235

Commentary

Numbers remained steady as agents yarded 4,539 lambs and 696 sheep to total a combined 5,234 head overall. These sold to another larger field of trade buyers however not all of these were active over the pens. Quality was mixed with only a small amount of heavy lambs yarded by each agent as the bulk of the offering were of store condition with a number of restockers active with one in particular putting together a large number of lambs to grow on. Pricing was better than last week in a dearer market.
Light lambs sold from $128 to $169 with the light trade lots reaching $200/head. Restockers orders sourced lighter lambs from $136 to $191 and they paid from $200 to $260/head for those with better conditioning. Tradeweight lambs ranged from $209 to $234 with most sales from 1030c to 1070c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs sold from $236 to $260 with the few extra heavy lots making from $269 to the market high of $320/head.
Hoggets sold from $195 to $230 as light sheep returned from $167 to $190/head. Medium weighted sheep ranged from $198 to $220 as the heavy pens sold from $226 to $276 with the rams making from $79 to $136/head.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr