AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings halved from last week to 18,879 head as the wet and cold conditions impact listings. Despite the smaller yarding, demand was subdued with clearance remaining firm on last week at 55% and Value Over Reserve lifting by $8 to average $20. Overall, prices lifted on last week where a comparison could be made, in particular strong rises were recorded in the joined ewe market, while lamb prices remained relatively stable.

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AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings lifted to 37,483 head, increasing by 16%. The larger offering contributed to a low...
Commercial cattle listings on AuctionsPlus fell slightly to 7,085 head, decreasing by 3%. The reduced offering was met with health...
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle listings slipped to 7,284 head, decreasing 26%. Value over reserve increased $16 to average $113/he...
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings lifted to 37,483 head, increasing by 16%. The larger offering contributed to a lower clearance of 56%, while value over reserve fell by $1 to average $12.
Low prices and high pasture availability is causing greater retention of cattle on farm. Buying activity is likely to ramp up as we edge closer to spring and the days get longer.
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle listings slipped to 7,284 head, decreasing 26%. Value over reserve increased $16 to average $113/head, while clearance fell to 53%.
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings lifted by 5% to 31,642 head, as demand picked up this week with clearance increasing 27 percentage points to 63% after last week’s very subdued clearance.
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle listings lifted slightly this week to 9,874 head. The small offering generated strong competition and saw clearance jump to 66% and VOR rise to $97/head.
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings slipped lower this week, driven mainly by a 50% drop in lamb listings to 8,684 head.
Commercial cattle listings in AuctionsPlus slipped to 9,186 head, down 15% on last week. The smaller offering created competition between bidders and pushed clearance up to 54%.
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings slipped further this week, with the 39,650 head down 11% on last week.

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