This week’s AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb offerings rebounded 18% on last week, to approximately 120,000 head. Given last week’s very wet disruption to the market, and more rain expected again this week, producers’ frustration continues to be compounded, whether it’s for marketable livestock or harvestable weather conditions.
Even with the 24% contraction in supplies in the past two weeks, AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb offerings since the start of September have totaled 1.72 million head – an increase of 20%, or 285,000 head on the same period in 2020. However, when paddocks dry out and reliable access is resumed, the supply of lambs is expected to bounce back closer to 150,000 head in coming weeks.
On the back of last weeks results, demand is expected to again be robust for the crossbred and composite lines, while the clearance rate for Merino ewe lambs remains well below average. One of the most notable contraction in supplies last week was for NSM Merino ewe hoggets and Merino ewes.
The National Lamb Sale commencing at 1pm EDST has a total of 80,870 head catalogued across 243 lots.
Lot 100: From Tambo Queensland, a line of 785 Jul/Aug ’21 drop Dorper store wether lambs averaging 28kg liveweight.
Lot 185: A line of 550 mixed sex White Suffolk/Border Leicester/Merino lambs from Dalgety, NSW. The suckers are Aug/Sep ’21 drop and weigh an average of 33.4kg liveweight.
Lot 257: From Hensley Park, Victoria, a line of 450 mixed sex Poll Dorset/Border Leicester/Merino suckers weighing 37.3kg liveweight. A total of 900 lambs will be offered across two lots.
Lot 331: From Kingscote, SA, a line of 603 Composite/Merino mixed sex suckers weighing 32.2kg liveweight. The lambs are Jul/Aug ’21 drop.
Lot 341: A line of 800 Merino wether lambs from Williams, WA, weighing an average of 38.2kg liveweight. The lambs are Aug ’21 drop with the vendor offering a total of 1600 wether lambs in the sale.
The National Sheep sale, commencing at 2pm EDST has a total offering of 38,536 head across 201 lots.
Lot 762: From Stanthorpe Queensland, a line of 42 SIL Sep ’20 drop Australian White ewe hoggets. The ewes weigh an average of 52kg liveweight and are joined to Springvale and Keilah blood Australian White Rams. The vendor is offering another two lots in the sale.
Lot 801: From Ivanhoe, NSW, 730 SM Dorper ewes, Mar/May ’21 drop. The ewes are organic certified and weigh an average of 47kg liveweight.
Lot 877: From Nagambie, Victoria, a line of 160 4.5-year-old SIL Merino ewes weighing 56kg liveweight. The ewes are joined to Wunnamurra Poll Dorset rams.
Lot 936: A line of 220 Future Breeder ewe hoggets from Jamestown, SA. The ewes are August 2020 drop, Baderloo blood and average 62.2kg liveweight. The vendor is offering a total of 840 head of ewes across four lots.
Lot 943: From Koorda, WA, a line of 573 trade Merino wethers weighing 69kg liveweight. The wethers are 5 years old and of Tirrana bloodlines. The vendor is offering another line of wethers in the sale.