There was a steady offering through this week’s AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales, with the 12,247 head offered up 6% on last week.

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Originally published Wednesday 18th January 2023 and updated Friday 20th January 2023 AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings roared ...
With the return to a full trading week, AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offerings reached a total of 11,518 head this week, with th...
Originally published Wednesday 11 Jan 2023. Following a very quiet start to 2023 last week, AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings l...
Lambs again dominated this week’s listings, totalling 98,924 head - offered across 267 lots.
Numbers continued to be well back for the young heifer lines, only making up 22% of the entire market.
SIL Shedding breed ewes sold to an 82% clearance across the 560 head offered, with prices averaging $219/head.
It was a slow first week for AuctionsPlus commercial cattle, with attention firmly fixed upon the kick-off to the weaner sales through southern regions.
The first week of commercial sheep sales in 2023 saw a total of 23,344 head offered on AuctionsPlus across the Tuesday sheep and lamb sales.
The subdued, even dull, nature of the lamb market in 2022 has been plagued by the wet conditions, lack of finish on lambs and mixed restocker demand.
Listings dropped away for the final AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sale of 2022, down 48% from last week to 9,679 head – the lowest weekly level since August.
The National Lamb Sale saw a total of 62,291 head offered across 188 lots – accounting for 59% of the weekly offering.

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