120 mixed age Merino ewes have been reported as missing in central West NSW.

NEW South Wales Police rural crime investigators are appealing for information from the public after 120 sheep were reported missing and are suspected stolen from a property in the state’s central west.

An ear mark similar to that in the missing sheep.

Officers from the rural crime prevention team attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District received a report that 120 Merino ewes had gone missing from a property in Leadville, about 100km east of Dubbo between April 2025 and September 2026.

Following the incident, rural crime investigators commenced inquiries into the location of the missing sheep.

Some of the sheep carry an ear mark.

The sheep reported missing are mixed-age Merino ewes and were in full wool at the time of their disappearance. They are earmarked with a capital “M” in the centre of the ear. Depending on their age, some sheep may also have an age-mark notch cut from the top of the opposite ear, ranging from no age mark through to three notches.

As inquiries continue police are urging landholders or anyone else in the area who may have information that relates, to contact rural crime investigators attached to Mudgee Police Station Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.