Warwick Sheep Report

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Report Date: 24th July 2024

Total Yarding: 3,239

Commentary

The supply of stock a Warwick increased to 2,159 lambs and 1,080 grown sheep. The increase in numbers enabled all processors to operate along with wholesalers and feeder buyers with strong restocker competition on the store lambs.

Young lambs to restockers sold from $46 to $82 with those over 16kg again to restockers at $80 to $92/head. Light weight lambs to restockers sold from $90 to $122 with those to feeder buyers at $110 to $130/head. Light trade lambs sold from $131 to $151/head. Lambs in the 20-24kg range to the wholesale meat trade sold from $140 to $187/head. Heavy trade lambs to processors sold from $160 to $200 with the extra heavy lambs at $181 to $240/head.

Hoggets to restockers made $143 and to the processor market at $90 to $132/head. Light weight ewes to processors sold from $50 to $64 with the heavy ewes at $80 to $108/head. Merino wethers to restockers sold to $50/head. Heavy merino wethers to processors sold from $90 to $120 with dorper wethers at $92/head. Heavy rams to processors sold from $64 to $102/head.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.