SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 22nd January 2025

Total Yarding: 14,244

Commentary

Lamb numbers dropped and the quality was mixed. There were still good numbers of light 1 and 2 score store lambs and although most of the trade weights were dry there were plenty that still handled well. The shorn lambs were mostly trade weights and a few trade and heavy lambs but extra heavy weights were limited to a few pens. The market sold to firm to stronger trend.

The store woolly new season lambs were $2 to $4 dearer selling from $71 to $142/head and trade weights $154 to $175/head and averaged 725c to 750c/kg.

Shorn trade lambs were firm to $4 dearer selling between $149 and $188 and heavy weights to 30kg remain similar $181 to $234/head and averaged 760c to 780c/kg. Extra heavy lambs topped at $270/head. The best of the hoggets reached $188/head with most of the 3 and 4 scores 500c to 540c/kg.

Mutton numbers lifted and quality was mixed. The light mutton lifted $4 and medium weights were back on average $3 to $4, heavy weights were up to $10 to $12 dearer in places. Light ewes sold from $38 to $79 and medium weights $65 to $105/head. Heavy crossbred ewes reached $140 and wethers $150 while the best of the Merinos reached $130/head. Most ranged between 330c and 380c/kg.