Warwick Sheep Report

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Report Date: 24th April 2024

Total Yarding: 1,454

Commentary

Numbers remained close to last week at Warwick with 1,454 lambs and grown sheep penned.all the regular processors and wholesalers attended along with extra restockers and feeder operators. The yarding was dominated by light weight store and feeder lambs which again resulted in not all processors being able to operate.

Light weight young lambs to restockers lifted by $8 and sold from $44 to $76 with those to processors selling from $47 to $61/head. Light weight lambs to restockers sold from $65 to $90/head. Lambs in the 20-22kg range to feeder operators sold from $104 to $119 with wholesalers paying from $117 to $135/head. Lambs in the 22 to 24kg range to the wholesale meat trade sold from $125 to $170/head.

Hoggets improved in price with dorper hoggets to processors selling from $86 to $107 and crossbreeds at $91 to $119/head. Light weight ewes to processors sold from $31 to $46 with the heavy ewes selling from $39 to $92/head. Heavy crossbred wethers sold to $139/head. Ram lambs to processors sold from $70 to $119/head. Full mouth rams to processors sold from $60 to $118/head.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.