WARWICK SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2026

Total Yarding: 1,724 (-1,266) | Sheep Yarding: 570 (-610) | Lamb Yarding: 1,154 (-656)

The scattered falls of rain across the supply area reduced numbers to 1,154 lambs and 570 grown sheep at Warwick. The usual buyers attended and operated on a market similar to last week, with young store lambs to restockers receiving strong competition along with those to the butcher trade. Older lambs to suit the wholesale meat trade up by $2/head, with those to the processors $4 to $17/head easier.

Young lambs under 12kg to restockers sold from $66 to $118/head. Young lambs in the 12-16kg range to background sold from $106 to $159/head. Young lambs over 16kg to the butcher trade sold from $135 to $184/head. Older lambs to feed sold from $167 to $210/head. Lambs in the 18-22kg range to the wholesale meat trade sold from $179 to $231/head. Trade weight lambs sold from $194 to $247/head. Heavy lambs to processors sold from $260 to $330/head.

Dorper and crossbred hoggets to processors sold from $120 to $220/head. Light weight ewes to restockers gained $11 and sold from $65 to $125/head. Ewes to processors eased by $10 and sold from $80 to $200/head. Crossbred and Dorper wethers to processors sold from $160 to $200/head. Ram lambs to the butcher trade sold from $168 to $188/head. Rams to processors sold from $110 to $148/head.