SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 19th August 2026

Total Yarding: 10,860

Commentary

Lamb numbers lifted and the quality improved with a good selection of trade and heavy weights and only a few store lambs, there were only a handful of new season trade weights and a big run of Merino hoggets. The market sold to a cheaper trend with a couple of orders not in place.

The few pens of new season trade lambs sold from $255 to $288/head and averaged 1160c to 1185c/kg. old trade weights were $10 to $15/head cheaper and the 20 to 24kg lambs sold from $226 to $268/head and most ranged from 1080c to 1130c/kg. the 24 to 26kg lambs sold from $252 to $286/head and averaged around 1080c and heavy lambs to 30kg sold between $281 and $324/head and averaged 1050c/kg. Extra heavy lambs topped at $350/head. Heavy Merino lambs reached $310/head and averaged 940c/kg after skin value had been taken off. The big run of trade Merino hoggets reached $238/head.

Mutton numbers doubled and the quality was mixed. Prices were also cheaper, the best of the crossbred ewes reached $301 and Merino ewes $292/head and most ranged between 770c and 830c/kg cwt.