SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 18th March 2026

Total Yarding: 10,500

Commentary

Lamb numbers eased and the quality showed more variation. There were plenty of store lambs that suited restockers and a good number of secondary trade weights for feeders. There was a reasonable number of well finished trade weights but a smaller run of heavy and extra heavy lambs. Light lambs under 20kg were dear with pressure from restockers and feeders while the better trades remained firm, heavy lambs were up to $7 cheaper.

Restocking lambs under 20kg cwt sold from $122 to $253/head and averaged between 1150c and 1250c/kg cwt. Trade weights sold from $244 to $283/head and averaged 1120c to 1150c/kg and heavy lambs $260 to $336/head or 1060c to 1080c/kg cwt. Extra heavy lambs reached $340/head. The best priced heavy hogget made to $335/head.

Mutton numbers eased and the quality remains mixed with more light 1 score sheep offered. Prices eased $6 to $10 on the medium weights with lighter yielding runs of mutton and sold from $140 to $215/head. Heavy crossbred ewes reached $320, wethers $339/head and the best Merinos were wethers reaching $276/head. Most of the better lines were 760c to 780c while the plainer runs were around 740c/kg cwt.