Sheep

Sheep and lamb market continues impressive run

Published March 12, 2020

Tightening supply in New South Wales and South Australia saw lamb and sheep throughput decline last week, albeit total eastern states yardings were up 4% year-on-year.

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Young Merino ewes make to top of $357

Published March 8, 2020

Young Merino breeders (2-4 years) returned a 100% clearance and a slight increase on the average from last week, being $244, up $9 with prices ranging from $141 to $357 on AuctionsPlus.

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Young Merino breeders make to $347

Published February 23, 2020

Merino ewe lambs sold from $160 to $190, averaging $168, down $22 on AuctionsPlus last week.

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Trangie shows off long-life Merino project

Published February 20, 2020

Drought recovery, improved flock reproduction, new strategies to address blowfly chemical resistance and sheep classing are on the agenda for the Macquarie Merino Lifetime Productivity (MLP) project field day at the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre on Wednesday March 4.

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Young Merino breeders to $300 on AuctionsPlus

Published February 16, 2020

Selling from $135.50 to $224, the top price was returned on AuctionsPlus by a line of Apr/May ’19 drop future breeder ewe lambs, A/c ‘G & L Lewis’ from Corowa, NSW.

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Buying spree to restock Kangaroo Island after fires

Published February 13, 2020

Farmers have begun buying thousands of sheep and rebuilding hundreds of kilometres of fencing destroyed in the fires.

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First cross ewes top at $320 at Narrandera sale

Published February 9, 2020

Sheep numbers decreased last week; a total of 57,937 were offered, down 20,954 from the previous week’s listing of 78,891 head on AuctionsPlus.

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Lamb supply tightened after rain in southern states

Published February 3, 2020

Useful rainfall across key sheep producing regions in Victoria and particular NSW has tightened up lamb supply.

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New mulesing categories rejected by WoolProducers

Published February 2, 2020

Peak woolgrower representative body, WoolProducers Australia has rejected the new mulesing status categories proposed by AWEX through the extended National Wool Declaration (NWD) Review.

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Enter now for LambEx Young Guns competition

Published January 30, 2020

The LambEx Young Guns competition has now been extended to Friday February 14.

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White Suffolk conference to showcase innovation

Published January 26, 2020

Sheep meat insights and innovative agricultural businesses will be outlined to stud and commercial producers at the annual Australian White Suffolk Association conference early next month.

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Tender now open for top sheep tool

Published January 20, 2020

NSW Department of Primary Industries has sought partners to deliver a new hand-held device, which offers sheep producers the potential to boost flock reproduction rates.

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