First-cross ewe lambs sell to $178 at Corowa

The increased 10,500-head yarding prompted a total clearance despite the worsening weather conditions.

Landmark Corowa livestock agent Roy Monte said despite the conditions, vendors and agents were both happy.

"The vendors and agents are pretty happy with the sale, considering the trying conditions with people running out of water," Mr Monte said.

"We had good local support and buyers from Gippsland, Wagga Wagga, Hamilton and Shepparton."

First-cross ewe lambs sold from $135 to $178 and the second run of first-cross lambs sold from $100 to $125.

Light ewe lambs sold from $65 to $90 and scanned-in-lamb ewes sold to a top of $150.

First-cross, joined, scanned-in-lamb ewes, ranging from two to four years of age sold from $105 to $140.

Unjoined young ewes sold from $70 to $108 and Merino sheep sold from $70 to $88, with an odd pen selling to a top of $105.

Wether Merino lambs sold to a top of $68.

P.J., M.J. and C.J. Rhodes, "Warragoon", Savernake, sold 193 first- cross ewes of March/April 2013 drop to the top price of $178.

R.G. Tolbort, "Kilara", Coreen, sold 212 April/May 2013-drop first-cross ewes for $148, and B.J. and J.S. Trethowan, "Karinga", Walla Walla, sold 130 April/May 2013-drop first-cross ewes to a top of $146.

B. and Y. Crotty, "Inglebar", Malwayla, sold 226 first-cross ewes to a top of $139, while R.A. Muroy, "Kona", Daysdale, sold 120 June-drop first-cross ewes to a top of $143.

A. and S. Ferguson, "Broadmeadows", Ringwood, sold June-drop first-cross ewes to a top of $126.

R. and R. Ferguson, "Romagrange", Rennie, sold 210 first-cross ewes to a top of $110.

J. and C. Batton, "Lancoorie", Oaklands, sold August/September 2012-drop, scanned-in-lamb first-cross ewes to a top of $150.

Deepden Pastoral Company, Kymba Station, Wagga Wagga, sold 210 June/July/October first-cross ewes to a top of $135.

The Lesky Family, Walbundry, sold two- to three-year-old first-cross, scanned-in-lamb ewes to a top of $140.

P. Drum, "Eagles Nest", Baldale, sold 183 Merino ewes, June/July 2012 drop, and scanned in lamb to Border Leicester rams, for $138.

Unjoined Merino ewes, June/July 2012 drop sold to a top of $87.