SA Livestock Exchange Sheep Report

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Report Date: 25th March 2025

Total Yarding: 10,028

Commentary

Numbers increased this week as agents offered 8,143 lambs and 1,885 sheep. Quality continues to be extremely mixed with 2 score decriptions making up the bulk of the lamb offering. One Victorian processor was not operating with the remaining buyers taking a steady approach. Speciality butchers were also active along with feeders and restocker orders. The better crossbred lambs sold $5 to $10 easier as the best of the Merino lambs eased by up to $15/head. Sheep prices remained firm to slightly easier across the yarding.

Crossbred light store lambs sold from $70 to$110 with ideal types selling from $110 to $160. Ideal trade lambs sold from $130 to $155 as heavy weights ranged from $185 to $200 with the few extra heavy weights selling from $210 to $255/head. Merino store lambs sold from $60 to $130, trade types ranged from $120 to $160 with heavy shorn lambs fetching $180 to $190/head. Heavy sheep sold from $110 to $130, trade sheep ranged from $80 to $90 with light sheep fetching $40 to $55/head.

This market was reported remotely and no data is available.

Market reporter: John Traeger.