A 74% rise in AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings this week will deliver the largest commercial offering so far in 2022, with a total of 147,304 head catalogued across Tuesday sales.
To be held across four sales, the offering, which is the largest since the 21st December 2021, has seen the large increase in numbers driven by new season lambs in Victoria and SA. Top listing regions include Southwestern Victoria (21,682 head), followed by Central Western NSW (14,960 head) and Lower Southeast SA (14,143 head).
The National Lamb Sales will offer just shy of six figures, with a total of 94,474 head across 272 lots, broken across two separate sales. Commencing at 1pm AEDT will be the QLD & NSW National lamb sale 1, followed by the VIC & SA National Lamb sale 2 commencing at 1:30pm AEDT.
Mixed sex lambs account for most of the lamb offering, with 47,307 head, while ewe and wether lambs account for 16% (14,827 head) and 34% (32,340 head), respectively.
The National Sheep Sales will offer a total of 52,830 head across 304 lots, broken across two sales. The QLD & NSW National Sheep sale 1 will commence at 2pm AEDT, followed by the VIC, SA and WA National sheep sale 2 at 2:30pm AEDT.
Unjoined ewes and hoggets accounted for 67% of the sheep offering, while station mated stock accounted for 18% across the National Sheep Sales.
Click here to read the market report from the National Sheep & Lamb Sales on Tuesday 15th November.
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