With the spring selling season fast approaching, bringing with it the spring lamb flush, AuctionsPlus joined breed data has been utilised to highlight the changing trends in lamb production and anticipate which lamb breeds are set to make an impact on the market in the coming months. 

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Traditionally in Queensland, Merinos have long been the backbone of the slowly declining sheep industry. However, recently emergin...
AuctionsPlus seedstock ram sales have grown significantly in recent years, hitting 48,100 head for the most recent 2021-22 financi...
White Suffolk listings through AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb sales during the first half of 2022 fell by 5%, to 152,816 h...
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.
Recent analysis from AuctionsPlus Insights (Joined ewes: Pregnancy Scanning, Premiums and Price Expectations) shows that scanned in lamb (SIL) ewes receive considerable premiums over station mated ewes, while other key fundamental factors driving the price differential can also weigh significantly into the prices returned.
With the Autumn months featuring shortened daylight hours and cooling temperatures, the period also traditionally records the largest influx of joined ewe listings through the AuctionsPlus platform.
The mixed sheep and lamb market in recent weeks, along with widespread rainfall across NSW and Queensland, has reinforced the significance of post-sale negotiations in 2022.
AuctionsPlus quarterly “Buyer and Seller Regional Rankings” has been developed by the AuctionsPlus Insights team to increase market awareness regarding the transactional trends and regional movement of sheep and lambs through Australia’s largest livestock market.

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