Corowa Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 18th May 2026

Total Yarding: 4,680

Commentary

Supply continues to be tight with numbers slipping again by 240 sheep and lambs. Additional heavy and extra heavy type lambs were available to processors, some of the heaviest weight on offer for weeks and buyers were keen to take a market share. All regular processors returned and competition was good resulting in a firm to dearer market.
Trade lambs were mixed in finish with most of the light and medium weight secondary types finishing $6 softer $229 to $257/head. Quality across the heavy trade lambs was better with lambs selling firm to $12 dearer making between $247 to $300/head to average 1128c/kg cwt. A good supply of supplementary fed heavy lambs were available lifting $9, selling between $291 to $325/head. Some excellent quality was offered across the export types with prices jumping $28, lambs making between $338 to $367/head to average 1031c/kg cwt. Merino lambs followed the dearer trends gaining $10, heavy trade $250 to $278/head.

Mutton numbers were small and prices were dearer. Extra heavy Crossbred ewes jumped $12 hitting $290/head. Merinos were $9 to $17 stronger $221 to $280/head. Trade sheep sold between $169 to $217/head.