Following a record-breaking listing year in 2021, with over 300,000 Dorper and White Dorper commercial listings, 2022 has highlighted the continued demand and growth online.

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Historically, the first week of spring sees a surge of new season lamb listings, with weekly sheep and lamb offerings surging towa...
The closing weeks of winter in recent years has delivered large volumes of early new season lambs, with producers keen to get a ju...
AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings for the second quarter (April-June) of 2022 reached a total of 795,634 head - a 37% decline f...
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.
Commercial cattle, sheep and lamb numbers through AuctionsPlus out of SA so far in 2022 have hit record highs, underpinned by a large flow of stock interstate.
Following on from the feedback received from last week’s cattle reserve price article, a review of the final sale price against pre-auction reserve levels for AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb sales shows highs are still being maintained into 2022.

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