With a total of five sales during November, goat listings increased 22% on the previous months, to 17,817 head. Queensland listings accounted for 60% of the overall catalogue, offering 10,736 head. Western Queensland was the largest listing region, closely followed by Southern Queensland, offering 5,905 and 4,769 head, respectively. In New South Wales, a majority of the 6,866 head hailed from Western NSW, with some good lines also out of the Northwest Slopes and Plains.
The largest purchasing state was Queensland, which secured 76% of lines sold – totaling 9,253 head. The majority of purchases headed to southern and western Queensland. Overall clearance rates eased in November, at 68%, which was down from 78% in the previous month.
Rangeland does sold between $110-$185, averaging $134/head - back $10 on last month. The top price was achieved by a line of 150 Rangeland nannies with kids at foot from Coonabarabran, NSW. The nannies were 1-5 years old, averaged 45kg, while their kids ranged from two weeks to four months of age.
Rangeland billies also eased this month, back $8 to average $112, selling from $95-$126/head. From Charleville, Queensland, a run of 1,500 Rangeland billies split across three lots topped the category, with two lots returning $126/head, with the remaining lot returning$125/head. The billies were 5-8 months old, weigh 33kg and headed to Longreach, Queensland.
There was a 334% increase in the offering of first cross Boer/Rangeland goats throughout the month, with 5,281 head listed. Demand was robust, with clearance rates reaching 85%. First cross does sold between $109-$206, averaging $159/head. The top priced lot was achieved by 160 mixed age nannies, with 102 kids at foot from Mitchell, Queensland. The nannies averaged 49kg and had been running with Red Boer and Kalahari Red bucks.
A single vendor from Richmond, Queensland, offered several Boer Cross bucks, which returned $500/head, with one buck topping at $800/head. The bucks were aged between 12-18 months old, averaged 92kgs and were all purchased by a bidder from Winton, Queensland.
The Cobar Red and Black Goat Sale held on Wednesday 24th November, interfaced on AuctionsPlus, broke several Australian records. The highlight was the sale-topping buck which sold for $21,000, smashing the previous record of $12,000, demonstrating the current strength of the goat industry.
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