Warwick Sheep Report

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Report Date: 23rd April 2025

Total Yarding: 1,128

Commentary

The short working weeks reduced the supply of stock at Warwick to 625 lambs and 503 mutton. All the regular processors attended but due to the light numbers not all operated however the butchers and wholesalers competed strongly on the suitable lambs lifting prices from $5 to $24/head with mutton also selling to dearer trends.

Light weight young crossbred lambs to wholesalers sold from $62 to $70 with restockers paying from $79 to $97/head. Young lambs in the 16-18kg range to feed sold from $95 to $106/head. Older lambs in the 18-20kg range to the butcher trade sold from $149 to $160/head. Crossbred lambs in the 22-24kg range to the wholesale meat trade sold from $163 to $221/head. Heavy lambs to processors sold from $221 to $240/head.

Hoggets to processors sold from $129 to $161/head. Light weight plain ewes to processors sold from $52 to $85 with heavy ewes at $90 to $130/head. Ram lambs to the butcher trade sold from $120 to $161/head. Rams to processors sold from $70 to $90/head.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.