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Report Date: 30th September 2026
Total Yarding: 1879 (+74) | Sheep Yarding: 933 (+451) | Lamb Yarding: 946 (-377)
Agents at Warwick penned 946 lambs and 933 grown sheep. All the regular processors and wholesalers attended along with feeder and restocker buyers plus the return of a local processor. Restocker and feeder buyers competed strongly pushing prices up from $4 to $20/head on suitable stock. Lambs to suit the wholesale meat trade improved by $4/head however the heavy lambs to the processor market lost from $7 to $13/head. Hoggets and all mutton classes to processors sold to easier trends. Young lambs in the 12-16kg range to restockers sold from $90 to $164/head. Young lambs in the 16-18kg range to restockers sold from $132 to $170 with those over 18kg to the butcher trade at $172 to $181/head. Older lambs in the 18-20kg range to feed sold from $170 to $197/head. Lambs to the trade market sold from $214 to $241/head. Lambs to processors sold from $226 to $274 with the best heavy lambs topping at $310/head. Hoggets to processors sold from $139 to $201 down by $32/head. Light weight merino ewes to restockers sold to $53 with those to processors at $65 to $68/head. Heavy dorper ewes to processors sold from $140 to $200/head. Merino wethers to processors sold from $100 to $124 with heavy crossbred wethers at $158 to $210/head. Ram lambs to processors sold from $165 to $180/head. Meat rams sold from $140 to $208/head. Market Reporter Errol Luck.
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| $/head | Carcass weight (c/kg) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Weight Range | Sale Prefix | Fat Score | Head | Change | Min | Max | Avg | Change | Min | Max | Avg | Change | Min Skin ($) | Max Skin ($) |
| Ewe | 0-14 | Dorper | 2 | 12 | NQ | $68 | $68 | $68 | NQ | 486 | 486 | 486 | NQ | 0 | 0 |
| Restocker Merino | 2 | 42 | NQ | $53 | $53 | $53 | NQ | 379 | 379 | 379 | NQ | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.1-18 | Dorper | 2 | 26 | NQ | $65 | $68 | $67 | NQ | 361 | 378 | 370 | NQ | 0 | 0 | |
| 18.1-24 | Dorper | 2 | 21 | 3 | $70 | $120 | $89 | -$43 | 368 | 546 | 437 | -204 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 45 | 15 | $121 | $131 | $127 | -$52 | 542 | 605 | 581 | -191 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24.1-30 | Dorper | 3 | 195 | 77 | $140 | $200 | $163 | -$41 | 560 | 714 | 624 | -140 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hogget | 0-22 | Restocker Dorper | 2 | 9 | 7 | $147 | $147 | $147 | -$18 | 668 | 668 | 668 | -121 | 0 | 0 |
| 22.1+ | Dorper | 3 | 171 | 87 | $139 | $201 | $184 | -$33 | 579 | 783 | 696 | -82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lamb | 18.1-20 | Dorper | 2 | 13 | 11 | $180 | $188 | $186 | $26 | 900 | 940 | 928 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | -5 | $180 | $180 | $180 | -$34 | 900 | 900 | 900 | -170 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Feeder | 2 | 52 | 27 | $170 | $197 | $186 | $20 | 895 | 985 | 945 | 115 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20.1-22 | Dorper | 2 | 14 | 7 | $195 | $200 | $196 | $0 | 929 | 952 | 935 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 56 | -18 | $214 | $241 | $234 | $4 | 973 | 1,096 | 1,061 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Feeder | 2 | 14 | -47 | $190 | $190 | $190 | -$13 | 905 | 905 | 905 | -63 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22.1-24 | Dorper | 2 | 6 | NQ | $197 | $197 | $197 | NQ | 821 | 821 | 821 | NQ | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 130 | -14 | $226 | $259 | $240 | -$7 | 983 | 1,079 | 1,026 | -32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24.1-26 | Dorper | 3 | 141 | -25 | $236 | $270 | $254 | -$5 | 944 | 1,080 | 994 | -29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Processor | 3 | 10 | -70 | $250 | $250 | $250 | $16 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26.1-30 | Dorper | 3 | 113 | -32 | $256 | $274 | $263 | -$13 | 938 | 1,000 | 966 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Processor | 3 | 13 | -32 | $273 | $273 | $273 | -$7 | 975 | 975 | 975 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30.1+ | Dorper | 3 | 10 | -61 | $300 | $310 | $307 | $4 | 857 | 886 | 877 | -47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ram | 0-26 | Dorper | 3 | 9 | 7 | $140 | $182 | $148 | -$56 | 560 | 728 | 592 | -224 | 0 | 0 |
| Processor | 3 | 1 | NQ | $120 | $120 | $120 | NQ | 480 | 480 | 480 | NQ | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26.1+ | Dorper | 3 | 9 | 3 | $148 | $208 | $190 | -$7 | 500 | 714 | 638 | -29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ram Lamb | 18.1-24 | Dorper | 3 | 5 | NQ | $165 | $165 | $165 | NQ | 717 | 717 | 717 | NQ | 0 | 0 |
| 24.1+ | Dorper | 3 | 4 | NQ | $180 | $180 | $180 | NQ | 692 | 692 | 692 | NQ | 0 | 0 | |
| Restocker Dorper | 3 | 2 | NQ | $148 | $148 | $148 | NQ | 592 | 592 | 592 | NQ | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wether | 0-14 | Merino | 2 | 15 | NQ | $70 | $70 | $70 | NQ | 500 | 500 | 500 | NQ | 0 | 0 |
| 14.1-18 | Merino | 2 | 118 | NQ | $100 | $100 | $100 | NQ | 500 | 500 | 500 | NQ | 10 | 10 | |
| 18.1-24 | Merino | 2 | 99 | NQ | $124 | $124 | $124 | NQ | 570 | 570 | 570 | NQ | 10 | 10 | |
| 24.1-30 | Dorper | 3 | 3 | NQ | $158 | $210 | $186 | NQ | 608 | 778 | 688 | NQ | 0 | 0 | |
| 30.1+ | Processor | 3 | 3 | NQ | $178 | $178 | $178 | NQ | 574 | 574 | 574 | NQ | 0 | 0 | |
| Young Lamb | 0-12 | Restocker Dorper | 2 | 63 | 43 | $50 | $98 | $86 | $11 | 583 | 891 | 783 | -155 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1-16 | Dorper | 2 | 32 | 15 | $80 | $112 | $93 | -$53 | 533 | 831 | 666 | -303 | 0 | 0 | |
| Restocker Dorper | 2 | 222 | 40 | $90 | $164 | $135 | -$3 | 643 | 1,025 | 902 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.1-18 | Dorper | 2 | 17 | 1 | $132 | $170 | $157 | $17 | 733 | 944 | 875 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Restocker Dorper | 2 | 12 | -50 | $148 | $170 | $154 | $8 | 871 | 944 | 889 | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18.1-20 | Dorper | 2 | 19 | 2 | $172 | $181 | $178 | $5 | 905 | 953 | 935 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
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