It was a largely softer sheep and lamb market across AuctionsPlus commercial sales this week, despite a 6% reduction in overall numbers, with most of the joined ewe categories easing. The total listings for the week across both sheep and lamb sales remained 7% above the corresponding week in 2020, with 144,004 head listed and 95,562 head (65%) of the catalogue consisting of new season lambs.

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The wet start to November has only added more heat to an already record hot cattle market this week, with the demand for light wei...
AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb numbers remained high this week, with a total offering of 153,820 head – back 7% from last weeks recor...
The AuctionsPlus online offer board leapt ahead for October, with a total of 2,760 bales sold for the month. This increase of 146%...
The wet start to November has only added more heat to an already record hot cattle market this week, with the demand for light weight cattle continuing at unprecedented levels.
AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb numbers remained high this week, with a total offering of 153,820 head – back 7% from last weeks record offering.
The AuctionsPlus online offer board leapt ahead for October, with a total of 2,760 bales sold for the month.
Online buyers flexed their bidding muscles this week, with young cattle prices lifting higher across almost all categories, as the demand for cattle back into paddocks appears almost insatiable.
Goat listings on AuctionsPlus for October 2021 doubled from the previous month, with 14,535 head offered across the four sales.
AuctionsPlus weekly sheep and lamb throughput broke online listing records this week, with a total of 166,007 head offered across the commercial sales – breaking the previous high of 164,375 head set just two weeks earlier.
After a mixed performance last week, the AuctionsPlus young steer market roared back to form this week, with the four lightest categories regaining some lost ground.
A total of 137,876 head of sheep and lambs were offered through AuctionsPlus this week – back 16% from last weeks largest ever weekly commercial offering.

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