Previous Close Sheep Markets Summary

Sheep markets strengthened strongly as wet weather reduced yardings, with Wagga recording strong competition and significant gains for heavy lambs and ewes, while limited reporting was available from Victoria and Western Australia.

The trends appear to be:

• Wet weather reduced lamb and sheep supplies at Wagga.
• Strong competition lifted heavy lamb and ewe prices significantly.
• Trade lambs also sold strongly despite the smaller yarding.
• Limited price and yarding information was available from Ouyen and Katanning.

New South Wales

• Wagga yarded 26,100 lambs and 7,570 sheep, with wet weather reducing supplies and strong competition driving significant gains for heavy lambs and ewes, while trade lambs also sold strongly.

Summary: NSW markets strengthened sharply as reduced supplies and strong buyer competition pushed lamb and ewe prices higher.

Victoria

• An additional agency report was available from Ouyen, but no current yarding or price trend was provided.

Summary: No current market trend was available from the reported Ouyen agency update.

Western Australia

• An additional agency report was available from Katanning, but no current yarding or price trend was provided.

Summary: No current market trend was available from the reported Katanning agency update.

National Summary

Australian sheep markets strengthened on tighter supplies caused by wet weather, with Wagga providing strong evidence of increased competition and significant gains across heavy lambs and ewes.

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Sheep yardings & reports

Queensland

• No Reports
  

New South Wales

• Wagga sheep report (27/8) Yarding: 33,670, (-6,330): Wet weather reduced lamb supplies and drove strong competition, with heavy lambs and ewes recording significant price gains while trade lambs also sold strongly. Full report available
  • MLA
  • AWN
  • Elders
  • RLA

Victoria

• Ouyen sheep reports (27/8). Watch the latest report here

South Australia 

• No Reports

Western Australia

• Katanning sheep report (26/8). View the latest report here
  

Tasmania

• No Reports