
Market kicks as quality starts to arrive
The story of supply has been driving the market since Winter, and demand has been reactive. Last week, there was movement at the station when

The story of supply has been driving the market since Winter, and demand has been reactive. Last week, there was movement at the station when

Australian sheep and lamb exports increased in September but remained subdued in relation to recent trends. The US took dominant market share for the month,

The sheep and lamb market showed some resilience this week as yardings backed off slightly but remained at their second-highest level since June. Merino lambs

The sharp decline in lamb and sheep prices last week came as a bit of a surprise after a long period of peak prices. When

Lighter lambs dominated the yardings, which couldn’t drum up excitement from buyers for this week as prices corrected, and heavier trade lambs remain AWOL. Price

Despite poor seasonal conditions for much of 2025 in a large number of sheep-producing areas, Meat and Livestock Australia has revised this year’s flock numbers

National sheep and lamb indicators generally fell this week, with heavy lambs being the exception. Despite this, there was still plenty of positivity quoted in

Lamb producers who missed out on the extreme prices of the winter are now able to cash in on store lamb values, which have never

Turnoff sheep were welcomed with open arms, and trade lamb prices continue to defy spring declines for now. Restockers have upped the ante, taking advantage

The lamb market softened this week, as new season supply increased and a public holiday in Victoria dampened demand. Sheep through the saleyards held firm,

Simple price charts tell a story of where prices are compared to recent or longer-term historical values, but sometimes it’s informative to present data from

For the second consecutive year, the market is seeing week-to-week volatility in new season lamb quality, weight, and numbers, which is driving see-sawing lamb pricing
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