WARWICK SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2026

Total Yarding: 2,139 (+260) | Sheep Yarding: 823 (-110) | Lamb Yarding: 1,316 (+370)

Warwick agents penned 1,316 lambs and 823 grown sheep. The overall yarding contained well finished heavy lambs which sold to dearer trends however the trade lambs offered lacked finish and sold to cheaper prices of $8 to $14/head. Young lambs to restockers and feeder buyers sold very close to last weeks rates and any price variations were quality related. Extra numbers of Hoggets offered and improved by $6/head with heavy ewe mutton also selling to dearer trends.

Young lambs 12-16kg to restockers sold from $48 to $161/head. Young lambs in the 16 to 20kg range to feed sold from $170 to $189/head with those to the butcher trade at $178 to $196/head. Older lambs in the 18-20kg range to feed sold from $158 to $204/head. Lambs to the wholesale meat trade sold from $178 to $274/head. Lambs to processors sold from $230 to $279 with the best heavy lambs at $330/head.

Crossbred and dorper Hoggets to processors sold from $155 to $246/head. Light weight dorper and crossbred ewes to restockers sold from $118 to $130/head. Light weight merino ewes with skin back to the paddock at $134 to $226/head. Heavy ewes to processors sold from $150 to $274/head. Ram lambs to processors sold from $154 to $204/head. Meat rams sold from $140 to $191/head. Ewes and lambs sold to $225/unit.