Results for the 2022 Annual Mumblebone Merino ram sale, held today in conjunction with AuctionsPlus, smashed the record for Australian Merino sale averages, reaching $5,226/head across 394 sold lots – up $653/head on last year’s average.

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The arrival of welcomed rain throughout Victoria during late August and early September has seen the region kick into “purchasing mode”.
Looking to Dorper and White Dorper stud sales, 2021 saw a 53% increase year-on-year with 28 studs utilising the online platform for their sale.
The last week of August saw lamb listings in the National Lamb sale account for 61% of the overall weekly offering.
Looking forward into Spring, it is anticipated that throughput will climb to a similar level to 2021, as warmer weather ignites lamb growth.
Improved seasonal conditions and producers retaining stock in [certain] regions were the key drivers behind reduced throughput.
The strong offering of joined ewes this year will provide an understanding into the trends of what is to come for the upcoming spring season.
Emerging trends in AuctionsPlus data showcase the extent to which sheep and lamb breeds have shifted to more of a meat-breed preference.
AuctionsPlus seedstock ram sales have grown significantly in recent years, hitting 48,100 head for the most recent 2021-22 financial year.
White Suffolk listings through AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb sales during the first half of 2022 fell by 5%, to 152,816 head, as a fast start to the year was eroded by slow numbers through June.

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