Prime & Store Sheep Reports

Strong restocker lamb demand continues on AuctionsPlus

RESTOCKER lambs sold for more than $18 a kg carcase weight on AuctionsPlus last week, with several Merino lines making more than $15/kg cwt…Read More

Sheep Central, May 25, 2026

Lamb producers pass-in lines as saleyard demand fluctuates

VICTORIAN lamb finishers showed a willingness to pass lines in this week as saleyard bids failed to match processor grid rates and meet producers’ expectations…Read More

Terry Sim, May 6, 2026

Bendigo lamb prices hold as others take Anzac Day holiday

SECONDARY lambs are still attracting strong competition in saleyards, but this will change as winter approaches and processors limit capacity or close for maintenance, according to Nutrien Bendigo auctioneer Jim Wilson…Read More

Sheep Central, April 27, 2026

Competition keeping lamb prices high on quality as winter beckons

OVERSEAS conflicts have made processors cautious, but continuing competition on available lambs is maintaining prices in saleyards, despite a recent dip in all indicators…Read More

Terry Sim, April 22, 2026

Homegrown Ballarat lambs set new national record at $500

HEAVY export lambs made a new national record of $500 at Ballarat yesterday as the lamb market remained strong despite Middle East impacts of the United State-Israel war on Iran…Read More

Terry Sim, March 25, 2026

Quality is paying dividends with lambs and mutton

QUALITY sells and the importance of doing the job well on your lambs and sheep is really paying dividends…Read More

RMA Network CEO Chris Howie, December 8, 2025

Naracoorte first cross ewe lambs sell to $422, but chances for all

FIRST cross ewe lamb prices hit a record $422 at Naracoorte yesterday, but buyers were still able to secure ewes joinable for a 2026 lambing for $280-$350 after good stubble, pasture or crop backgrounding…Read More

Terry Sim, November 21, 2025

High lamb and mutton prices help first cross ewe prices to $540

SOUTH Australian red meat producer Graham Johnson’s family has backed first cross ewes for decades for assured production of heavy lambs straight off grass-fed mothers…Read More

Terry Sim, November 19, 2025

Buyers pay over $12-$13/kg for best lambs at Bendigo

STRONGER buyer competition at Bendigo and Cowra saleyards today put a question mark on summer lamb contract prices shy of $12/kg as processors bid over $12-$13/kg for quality trade and export lambs…Read More

Sheep Central, November 3, 2025

Saleyard lamb prices surge on processor supply concerns

LAMB prices surged $20-$44/head at the Wagga Wagga saleyards yesterday, buoyed by strong competition from Victorian processors, a heavier yarding, forward contracts and lower year-on-year supply…Read More

Terry Sim, October 31, 2025

Non-mulesed Merino ewes sell to $328 in first multi-vendor sale

AUSTRALIA’S first multi-vendor non-mulesed Merino ewe sale could spawn similar sales in other regions and states, according to organiser Platinum Livestock agent Nick van den Berg…Read More

Sheep Central, October 15, 2025

Ewe sales, the season and New Year opportunities – Howie

EWE sale survival, seasonal impacts and the likelihood of $500 first cross ewes are examined by RMA chief executive officer Chris Howie in his latest column…Read More

Guest Author, October 13, 2025

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