SA Livestock Exchange Sheep Report

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Report Date: 17th June 2025

Total Yarding: 11,500

Commentary

Numbers increased substantially as agents offered 10,000 lambs and 1,500 sheep. Quality was generally fair to good with the usual trade and processor buyers, specialty butchers, feeders and restockers providing solid competition. In a turnaround situation a well presented pen of 178 March shorn extra heavy Merino lambs set a new saleyards record price of $390/head only $4/head behind their crossbred counterparts. Crossbred store lambs through to heavy weights remained firm on last weeks improved rates however Merino store lambs and trade weights sold to an easier trend due mainly to presentation and condition. Sheep prices also improved marginally on a generally good offering.

Cross bred light lambs sold from $100 to $145 as ideal stores ranged from $160 to $190. Ideal trade types sold from $210 to $240 with heavyweights selling from $245 to $265. Extreme heavyweights sold from $300 to $394/head. Merino store lambs sold from $75 to $170, trade weights ranged from $190 to $220 as extra heavies sold from $300 to $390/head. Light sheep sold from $50 to $80, trade types ranged from $110 to $140 with heavyweights fetching $200 to $240/head.

This sale was reported remotely and no data is available.
Market reporter: John Traeger.