WARWICK SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 12TH MARCH 2025

Total Yarding: 1,146 (-514) | Sheep Yarding: 163 (-405) | Lamb Yarding: 983 (-109)

The useful falls on rain across the supply area reduced numbers at Warwick to 983 lambs and 163 grown sheep. The yarding was dominated by well finished trade lambs, along with quality young store lambs, and only a small penning of mutton. All the regular buyers attended however, due to the small offering not all processors operated despite this the prices for trade lambs improved.

Light weight young lambs to restockers sold from $58 to $92/head. Young lambs over 18kg to feeder buyers sold from $100 to $109 with those to the butcher trade at $127 to $135/head. Older lambs in the 18-20kg range to feed sold from $96 to $141/head. Trade weight lambs to the wholesale meat trade sold from $134 to $167/head. Heavy trade lambs to processors sold from $160 to $197 with the best heavy lambs at $220/head.

Heavy crossbred and dorper hoggets to processors sold from $90 to $130/head. Light weight ewes to restockers sold to $56/head. Heavy ewes to processors sold from $64 to $90/head. Light weight merino wethers to restockers sold to $10/head. Heavy wethers to processors sold from $86 to $107/head. Ram lambs to the butcher trade sold from $110 to $122/head.