SA Livestock Exchange Sheep Report

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Report Date: 9th September 2025

Total Yarding: 7,700

Commentary

Quality was again extremely mixed as agents offered 6,100 lambs and 1,600 sheep. More new seasons lambs were yarded as the Spring season gets underway. The usual trade and processor buyers were active along with feeders and restockers in a market that produced a generally firm trend across the lamb and sheep offerings.

Cross bred light young lambs sold from $100 to $160 with light stores ranging from $160 to $200. Trade descriptions sold from $220 to $270 as heavy weights sold easier fetching $298 to $340/head.

Older cross bred heavy lambs sold from $270 to $290 with extreme heavy weights selling from $300 to $372. Older extra heavy Merino lambs sold from $300 to $330 as heavy weights ranged from $280 to $290. Trade descriptions sold from $190 to $240. Merino store lambs sold from $60 to $150/head. Hoggets sold to a dearer trend fetching $160 to $270/head. Heavy sheep sold from $170 to $210, trade weights ranged from $120 to $150 with light sheep fetchoing $60 to $110/head.

This market was reported remotely and no data is available.

Market reporter: John Traeger.