SA Livestock Exchange Sheep Report

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Report Date: 3rd June 2025

Total Yarding: 9,300

Commentary

Another mixed quality offering came forward as agents offered 7,500 lambs and 1,800 sheep. The usual trade and processor buyers were in attendance and operating along with specialty butchers and good restocker demand. Good trade lambs sold firm on last weeks improved rates while the shortage of good heavy lambs saw two record prices for this saleyard. Ideally finished heavy cross bred lambs sold from $310 to a new record price of 360/head with heavy Merino lambs peaking at $330/head also a record for Dublin. These prices follow last week’s interstate trend as processors struggle to find heavy and export type lambs. Sheep quality was again good with prices here also reflecting a positive trend.

Crossbred store lambs sold from $95 to $120 as ideal stores ranged from $140 to $180. Ideal trade types sold from $190 to $210 with heavy trades ranging from $210 to $230. Extreme heavyweights sold from $310 to $360/head.

Store Merino’s sold from $80 $175, trade weights ranged from $190 to $210 with heavy weights selling from $310 to $330/head. Hoggets sold from $150 to $210/head.
Heavy sheep sold from $170 to $208, trade sheep ranged from $110 to $140 with light weights selling from $30 to $80/head.

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