WARWICK SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2024
Total Yarding: 1,792
Warwick penned 1000 lambs and 500 grown sheep for the final sale of 2024. The first sale for 2025 will be the 8th of January. The penning consisted of a large penning of Dorper store lambs as well as well finished light and heavy processing lambs. With all the regular buyers attending and operating trends for most grades were considerably dearer.
Light restocker Dorper lambs $78 to $107/head. Light trade Dorpers significantly dearer $197 to $199/head and heavy Dorpers substantially dearer $187 to $227/head. Lambs 24kgs to 26kgs cwt considerably dearer $230 to $251/head. Lambs up to 30kgs cwt $258 to $276/head. Ram lambs $128 to $161/head. Hoggets much dearer ranging $91 to $161/head.
Sheep also to a dearer market. Medium Dorper ewes $51 to $74/head. Heavy ewes to $91/head and Dorper wethers $104 to $114/head. Meat rams to $80/head.
| CATEGORY | HEAD | MIN $/HD | AVG $/HD | MAX $/HD |
| EWES | 279 | $20.00 | $68.59 | $90.00 |
| HOGGETS | 416 | $32.00 | $134.38 | $194.00 |
| LAMBS | 936 | $21.00 | $158.42 | $276.00 |
| RAM LAMBS | 63 | $40.00 | $128.38 | $161.00 |
| RAMS | 38 | $30.00 | $87.66 | $101.00 |
| WETHERS | 60 | $77.00 | $99.63 | $114.00 |