These White Dorper ewes from Tottenham, NSW, made $406.
SIL Shedding breed ewes saw 1,122 head offered, averaging $348/head – up $117 with the continued demand for shedding breed ewes had the category achieving a 76% clearance at the immediate close of sale.
Station mated Shedding breed ewes averaged $458/head, up $178, with the small offering of 509 head experiencing strong demand – with a 91% clearance rate achieved at the immediate close of sale.
Selling for $86 above reserve, a line of 156 White Dorper 21-23-month-old-ewes from Tottenham, NSW, weighing 79kg lwt, SIL to White Dorper rams returned the top price for the category at $406/head.
Crossbred lamb numbers eased last week, with 3,929 head offered – down 31% on last week.
With a 55% clearance rate at the immediate closure of the sale, prices averaged $139/head – up $4. From Mindarie, SA, a line of 350 White Suffolk/Merino mixed sex suckers, weighing 30kg lwt returned $150 – reaching $40 over reserve
Merino wether lambs eased on last week, with the 2,978 head offered averaging $112/head – back $24. With the offering back 70% on last week, demand was steady, hitting an 84% clearance at the immediate close of auction. From Coonamble, NSW, two lines of 535 store wether lambs, weighing 42kg lwt, returned the top price at $130/head.
First cross ewe lambs saw numbers jump slightly on last week, with 2,843 head offered – up 18% on last week. Averaging $153/head, prices eased $19 on last week. From Dubbo, NSW, a line of Border Leicester/Merino future breeder ewe lambs weighing 39kg lwt returned $220/head, topping the category.
The breeding ewe market was impacted by selective buying, with mixed clearance rates as prices for all bar SIL Composite/other breed ewes increased. SIL Merino ewes registered the largest offering across Tuesday’s sales, with 8,494 head offered. At the immediate closure of the auctions, clearance rates were only at 15%, with prices averaging $217/head – up $10. From Tarago, NSW, a line of 345 rising two-year-old ewes, weighing 51kg lwt SIL to Poll Merino rams returned $224/head.
SIL first cross ewes listings increased on last week, with 4,465 head offered – up 27%. With a subdued 16% clearance rate at the immediate close of sales, the category averaged $162/head – up $7. A line of 90 Border Leicester/Merino four-year-old ewes from St Helen Plains, Victoria, weighing 75kg lwt returned $250/head.
Ewe and lamb listings for the week saw a total of 1,326 head offered, up 38% on last week. Merino ewe and lamb lines made up most of the offering, with the 805 head averaging $296/head – up $56 on last week. Buyers remained selective, resulting in a 34% clearance rate at the immediate close of sale.
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