It was a much quieter April for AuctionsPlus commercial goat listings, with only 5,559 head offered – back 72% from the previous month. The main driver for the lower throughput was the public holiday induced shortened weeks, which also had commercial sheep and lamb offerings down by 53% for the same period. Top goat listing regions for the month included Western Queensland (2,149 head), Southern Queensland (2,060 head) and Western NSW (1,022 head).

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Originally published Wednesday 20th April 2022, Updated Friday 22nd of April 2022. In the final week of April, a total of 62,565 h...
After last weeks holiday reduced offerings, commercial cattle numbers through AuctionsPlus major sales bounced back this week, wit...
The sideways path of the national cattle market continued this week, with the three consecutive short weeks failing to put a “hop”...
In the final week of April, a total of 62,565 head of commercial sheep and lambs were offered through AuctionsPlus, a 36% increase week-on-week.
After last weeks holiday reduced offerings, commercial cattle numbers through AuctionsPlus major sales bounced back this week, with the 19,120 head selling to a predominantly stronger market.
The sideways path of the national cattle market continued this week, with the three consecutive short weeks failing to put a “hop” into buyers’ willingness, or indeed, a “cooling” in vendors expectations.
Sheep and lamb listings registered another decline this week, at 57,095 head – back 6% on last week.
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle numbers bounced 7% higher this week, to 17,848 head, as the price see-saw returned, with no clear trend through the market.
For the fourth consecutive week, AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings registered a reduced offering, with a total of 60,820 head – back 8% from the previous week.
After last weeks two year high, supplies offered through AuctionsPlus cattle sales returned to more normal levels this week, with 16,758 head offered.
AuctionsPlus goat listings for the first quarter of 2022 have increased 113% year-on-year. A total of 19,579 goats were listed online during March, slipping 17% below February 2022 supplies, but still 28% higher than March 2021.

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