Weekly Sheep & Lamb Comments - Week ending Friday 15th September

AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings were stable this week, with 35,097 head offered. Clearance fell to 37% this week, while value over reserve was up slightly to $7 above set reserves. Lamb listings were slightly lower with 63% of the total offering as new season lambs accounted for 15,606 head. Demand was subdued with a 40% clearance and average value over reserve of $5.

Table 1: AuctionsPlus National Weekly Sheep and Lamb Prices
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Crossbred Lambs registered a smaller offering with 8,198 head, with prices flat on last week to average $59/head for a 60% clearance. From Wellington, NSW a line of 635 Apr/May '23 drop Dorset/Dorset/Merino mixed sex lambs weighing 34kg returned $74/head, or 216c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Mininera, VIC.

First X Ewe Lambs registered a larger offering with 3,959 head, with prices decreasing by $9 on last week to average $93/head for a 16% clearance. From Kingston, SA a line of 276 May/Jun '23 drop Border Leicester/Poll Merino ewe lambs weighing 34kg returned $86/head, or 252c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Tocumwal, NSW.

First X Ewes registered a smaller offering with 2,982 head, with prices increasing on last week to average $141/head - up $25 for a 56% clearance. From Tottenham, NSW two even lines of 243 Border Leicester/Merino ewes aged 12 to 13 months old and weighing 58kg returned an average $161/head, or 277c/kg lwt.

Note: Prices as at 5pm Thursday, 14th September 2023

Table 1: AuctionsPlus National Weekly Sheep and Lamb Prices

AuctionsPlus Interactive Sheep Market Report