FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 20/05/2025

FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 20/05/2025

Total Yarding : 42850

Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 42850 head. Lamb numbers remained steady with 30350 on offer. Quality was once again mixed with some good lines of finished trade and heavyweights penned along with the secondary types. There was an extra buyers present and competing in a dearer market.

Light lambs back to the paddock sold from $147 to $176/head. Trade weight lambs were $5 to $10 better with the 20- 24kg selling from $176 to $225/head. Heavy lambs to 26kg received from $225 to $258/head. Extra heavyweights were also $10 better selling from $235 to $337/head. Carcase prices averaged from 865 to 918c/kg. The best heavy hoggets reached $213/head.

Mutton numbers increased to 12,500 and quality continues to be very mixed. Prices were again strong with Merino ewes selling from $107 to $233/head. Crossbreds ranged from $105 to $235 with Dorper ewes selling from $112 to $225/head. Merino wethers reached $166/head.