SELX Yass Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 2nd September 2026

Total Yarding: 8,374

Commentary

There was a lift in lamb numbers and there were nearly 1200 new season lambs penned. The quality is improving in the new season lambs with more weight and bigger runs coming forward. Old lambs are mixed through the trade runs and the better lambs are the heavy weights. The market sold to stronger trends.

New season store lambs to 20kg sold to $258/head and trade lambs ranged from $276 to $296/head and heavy weights topped at $319/head, averaging from 1170c to 1200c/kg cwt.

Old trade weights were close to $20 dearer and ranged from $258 to $302/head or 1185c to 1200c/kg with some very spirited bidding from a regular butcher. Heavy weights were $10/head better and ranged from $278 to $333/head or 1120c to 1160c/kg and extra heavy lambs topped at $390/head. Light Merinos to 18kg were $25/head stronger and sold from $198 to $226/head averaging 1080c and heavy Merino lambs reached $295/head or 1050c/kg.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was fair. Trade sheep to 24kg were $20 to $25/head dearer and sold to $256/head and averaged 950c/kg. Heavy weights topped at $300/head for crossbred ewes and $288/head for Merinos. Most of the heavy mutton averaged between 780c and 830c/kg cwt.