Slaughtered adopted yardings decrease final week, falling by about 45,000 head from the earlier week, and again 22% year-on-year. This was the bottom mixed weekly slaughter not impacted by a public vacation recorded to this point this 12 months. Sheep and lamb numbers fell by roughly the identical quantity, nevertheless lamb slaughter was 14% decrease than the identical week in 2025, whereas sheep was 40% decrease. Now we have to return to July final 12 months to discover a decrease sheep slaughter week.
Mutton indicator throughput due to this fact rose from final week, up about 7000 head, and rose by 9¢/kg to 801¢/kg, its highest level since October. This places it at a 109% premium year-on-year, and 81% increased than the five-year-average. NSW and Victoria each averaged about 830¢/kg for mutton. After final week, it was the second-lowest sheep yarding (non-holiday impacted) to this point this 12 months. Wagga Wagga, NSW, had 20% of the indicator throughput, and regardless of the typical worth rising, the Nationwide Livestock Reporting Service quoted much less depth in bidding than final week.
Regardless of ongoing battle within the Center East seemingly impacting worldwide commerce and logistics, the sunshine lamb indicator recovered final week’s losses after which some, attaining a file weekly worth nationwide common of 1115¢/kg, greater than 60% above the five-year common. Merino lambs additionally surged, choosing up 27¢/kg for the week and now sitting greater than 80¢/kg increased than it was 4 weeks in the past.
Restocker lambs are presently buying and selling on the largest precise premium to year-ago ranges, 457¢/kg increased sitting at 1172¢/kg, once more a weekly common file worth. Numbers by means of the indicator additionally rose by greater than 10,000 head this week, additional cementing the power on this class. If we take Western Australia out of the typical, that nationwide determine rises to 1195¢/kg, with WA averaging 1105¢/kg. The AuctionsPlus Restocker Lamb Indicator set a file this week as properly, of 1390¢/kg carcass weight, or $205/head, $24 greater than it was a month in the past.
