Muchea Sheep Report

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Report Date: 30th June 2026

Total Yarding: 4,278

Commentary

Numbers were down for a total yarding of 4278 sheep and lambs at Muchea. A very mixed quality yarding with prices generally trending up with processor / feeder demand and low numbers on offer. Extra heavy lambs sold to $342 while mutton gained with all processors in action to top at $280 for ewes and $317 for a pen of wethers carrying a full fleece.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $75 to $185 while weights under 18kg cwt made up to $240/head. Trade weight lambs sold from $220 to $261 while heavy lambs sold from $254 to $321 and weights over 30kg cwt made up to $342/head. Ram lambs made from $130 to $338 for the heaviest.

A small yarding of Merino wether hoggets made $180 for stores while heavy weights sold for $212 to $260/head. Heavy Crossbred hoggets returned $242 to $263/head.

Store ewes sold from $76 to $213 with a fleece while medium and heavy weights returned $170 to $280/head. Heavy wethers sold from $215 to $317 while mature rams ranged from $80 to $208/head.

Tracey Kilner NLRS.