SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 14th January 2026

Total Yarding: 19,200

Commentary

There was a lift in the numbers of lambs penned. The quality of the yarding was very mixed with a very limited supply of light restocking lambs, there was a good line up of shorn trade and heavy weights and extra heavy lambs were limited. Woolly lambs were dry and were slightly discounted by both processors and restockers preferring the shorn lambs.

Woolly restocking lambs were back by $20 to $25/head for lambs to 18kg and sold to a top of $170/head, trade weights going onto feed sold to $204/head averaging just under 1000c/kg. The best of the trade weights reached $254/head or 1030c/kg cwt.

Shorn lambs 18 to 22kg were firm with restockers and processors both trying to get numbers and sold from $198 to $228/head. Most of these lambs averaged from 1040c to 1080c/kg. Heavy trades to 26kg lost $5 to $10 ranging from $234 to $277/head, averaging 1000c/kg. Heavy weights sold from $258 to $310 and extra heavy lambs reached $326/head averaging 1020c to 1060c/kg cwt. The best of the heavy hoggets reached $290/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was mixed. Prices were $10 to $15/head cheaper. Medium weight ewes sold from $139 to $170/head, heavy crossbred ewes ranged from $224 to $264 and Merino ewes reached $262/head. Heavy wethers reached $290 for crossbreds and $288/head for Merinos. Most of the medium and heavy weights sold from 700c to 750c/kg cwt.