Previous Close Sheep Markets Summary
Sheep markets showed firm to dearer trends nationally, with reduced yardings and strong processor competition driving gains across most lamb and mutton categories, particularly quality trade, export and heavy sheep lines.
The trends appear to be:
- Supply significantly lower across major NSW and VIC centres
- Strong processor competition supporting most lamb categories
- Export and trade lambs recording solid price gains
- Mutton markets stronger, especially quality heavy sheep
- Quality stock attracting the strongest buyer support
- Reduced yardings due to rain impacting supply levels
East Coast (NSW, VIC)
Firm to dearer market overall, with tighter supply and strong buyer demand lifting prices across most categories
NSW results were strongly positive:
- Corowa (4,680 total) saw tight supply and strong processor demand lift most lamb and mutton categories, with export lambs surging up to $28/head
- Tamworth (1,840 total) recorded firm to slightly dearer prices for quality stock, with extra heavy lambs reaching $383/head
- Dubbo (23,275 total) saw strong competition push most categories $8–$20/head dearer, led by trade lambs and quality mutton despite rain-reduced numbers
VIC (Bendigo) saw:
- Reduced lamb and sheep yardings
- Limited detailed pricing information available from MLA report
Summary: Eastern states sheep markets were firm to dearer, with rain-affected lower supply and strong processor competition driving broad gains across trade lambs, export lambs and mutton categories
Western Australia
No detailed sheep market pricing trends available Wool market reporting only
Summary: Insufficient detailed sheep market data available from WA
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Queensland
- No reports
New South Wales
- Corowa sheep report (MLA): Yarding: 4,680, (-240) Tight supply and strong processor competition lifted most lamb and mutton categories, with export lambs surging up to $28/head and heavy sheep also dearer. Full report available here.
- Griffith sheep report (Elders) (15/5) Watch the latest report here
- Dubbo sheep report (MLA): Yarding: 23,275, (-11,235) Rain-affected reduced lamb and mutton yarding saw strong competition lift most categories $8–$20 dearer, with trade lambs and quality mutton leading the gains. Watch the latest report here
- Weekly Wool Report (Elders) (15/5). Full report available here.
- TRLX Tamworth sheep report (MLA): Yarding: 1,840, (-2,820). Tamworth’s much smaller lamb and sheep yarding saw firm to slightly dearer prices for quality stock, with extra heavy lambs reaching $383/head. Full report available here.
Victoria
- GVLX Shepparton sheep report (RLX) (15/5). Full report available here.
- Bendigo sheep report: Yarding: 6,130, (-1660). Rain-affected low yarding saw mixed quality lambs and sheep sell to firm-to-dearer trends, with strongest demand for tradeweight lambs and quality Merino sheep.. Full report available here.
South Australia
- No reports
Western Australia
- Weekly Wool Report (WCL) (15/5). View the latest report here
Tasmania
- No reports