Market Analysis
Little fanfare for record trades and mutton
There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare, as prices have been strong for some time, increases are marginal, and the heavy end is lagging. The
Angus Brown
June 9, 2026
There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare, as prices have been strong for some time, increases are marginal, and the heavy end is lagging. The
Winter is here and the market has begun to track higher as rain and supply tightness combine to push the market upward after some May
The lamb market continued to experience good support this week, with the exception of light lambs, which are now the only category sitting lower in
The Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) quarterly livestock products data dropped last week. While the data is seven weeks old, it is the only data
The rain is still falling in southern NSW as I write this, so it could be a touch premature to forecast how the sheep market
Sheep and lamb prices historically tend to trend higher at this time of year, but the market headed in the opposite direction this week. Of
Trying to decipher US lamb prices is hard for someone with experience in market analysis. After trawling through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website
Some more rain has fallen, but demand remains patchy. Light lambs to slaughter remain under pressure and heavy cull lambs and sheep remain a rare
We’ve been hearing about the short supply of sheep and lamb for some time, but with a third of the year now gone, we can
There was a clear divide between buying types this week, as most indicators remained fully firm to higher with the exception of heavy lambs and
Wool prices have finally made their move, defying conflicts and a stronger Aussie dollar to post fresh eight-year highs last week. The sheep flock in
It’s been a dry second half of April across the eastern sheep regions, and the post easter slaughter numbers are lower than when we entered
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