Originally published Wednesday 1st February 2023 and updated Friday 3rd February 2023

There was a decline in AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings this week, with the 87,156 offered across Tuesday and Thursday commercial sales down 30% on last week - with the biggest drop in numbers coming from the lamb categories.

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The offering contracted 15% from last weeks’ record January listing while numbers are sitting 32% above the corresponding week in 2022
Lambs again dominated this week’s listings, totalling 98,924 head - offered across 267 lots.
SIL Shedding breed ewes sold to an 82% clearance across the 560 head offered, with prices averaging $219/head.
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.
The National Lamb Sale saw a total of 62,291 head offered across 188 lots – accounting for 59% of the weekly offering.
The National Lamb Sale registered a total of 54,868 head offered across 184 lots – accounting for 51% of the weekly offering.
Post-sale negotiations in the 48 hours following auction continued to facilitate a considerable lift in clearance rates across both sheep and lamb categories.

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