SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 19th February 2025

Total Yarding: 15,730

Commentary

Lamb numbers remained similar but there was a big improvement in the quality of the lambs. There were still plenty of light secondary lambs that suited the strong restocking market but there was a better line up of trade and heavy lambs, extra heavy weights were very limited. The market sold to a dearer trend with the better trade and heavy weights lifting $5 to $10 and the secondary trades and restocking lambs were up to $15 to $20/head dearer.

Restocking lambs to 18kg sold from $68 to $150 and trade weighted lambs reached $161/head. Trade lambs sold from $150 to $198/head and averaged 770c/kg and the 24 to 26kg lambs ranged from $184 to $208/head or 775c/kg on average. Heavy weights to 30kg sold from $210 to $231/head. Heavy trade Merinos sold to $182/head. Heavy hoggets were firm to $5 dearer reaching $162/head.

Mutton number lifted slightly and there was a big variation in quality. Most categories had lifted of between $10 to $15/head with the exception of the very plain and light mutton. Medium weight ewes sold from $66 to $92/head and heavy crossbred ewes reached $179.20/head and heavy Merino wethers reached $158/head. Most of the better covered lines averaged between 380c and 430c/kg cwt.