Naracoorte Sheep Market Report

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Report Date: 16th June 2026

Total Yarding: 2,274

Commentary

Similar lamb numbers with 1,786 yarded along with 488 sheep. Several pens of heavier lambs were offered along with more smaller drafts and clean up lots. The regular buying group attended and operated in a firm to easier market with better covered lambs selling close to firm and others easing $5 to $10/head in places. Medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $235 to $300/head with heavier weights selling from $315 to $398/head. The best of the Merino lambs sold from $230 to $300/head. Dorper types sold from $290 to $293/head. Feeders and restockers paid from $218 to $273 and from $130 to $201/head for lighter drafts. Sheep sold to very strong competition to be dearer with Merino mutton at times selling close to 1000c/kg. Merino ewes sold to $340 with heavy crossbred ewes selling to $346/head.

Light lambs sold to $200/head. Light trade weight lambs sold from $180 to $268/head and averaged 1120c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $235 to $300/head to average 1120c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $286 to $300/head and averaged 1080c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $290 to $320/head and averaged 1080c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weights sold from $315 to $398/head to average 1020c/kg cwt.

Light sheep sold from $60 to $100/head. Medium weight sheep sold from $144 to $248/head and averaged 850c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $240 to $340/head and ranged from 910c to 990c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $266 to $346/head from 875c to 930c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $221/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.