THERE’S been a bit of a recovery in the sheep and lamb market in the past week, but select lines seem to be selling particularly well.
A example last week was the West Wyalong sheep sale where Landmark’s auctioneer Will Dean said scanned and woolly ewes were the stars of the day. All up Merino ewes sold to $191 and first-cross ewes to $160 in an 8500 head yarding.
Andrew Koop, “Winnora”, Girral, was the breeder of the $191 top-priced pen of Merino ewes which were Austral Eden blood, July/August 2014 drop and June shorn.
Lismore breeders top at $2320
A SPECIFIC pen of Limousin/Angus weaners attracted the eye of buyer Robert Gilll, “Alexander Downs”, Merriwa, to the Lismore breeder sale last Saturday.
The sale attracted keen interest from buyers who were determined to avoid disappointment at the sale conducted by George and Furhmann, Casino, with Ian Weir and Son, Lismore, for the Hannigan family, Numulgi. A total of 425 head went under the hammer.
“They weren’t cheap, but they were of the quality that we are after,” said Mr Gill, referring to the pen of 108 weaners which averaged $800 and topped $880.
The remaining cattle were sold locally, with 111 Brahman/Murray Grey cows with calves averaging $1943 and topping $2320. Pregnancy-tested heifers and young cows in calf averaged $1576, with a pen of pregnancy-tested Brangus topping at $1940.
Classic tops $2325 at Tamworth
A TOP quality yarding of 2200 cattle from Alice Springs to Dubbo attracted strong bids at the annual Landmark Classic store sale at Tamworth last Thursday.
The yarding averaged $1100 a head and included 1000 steers, 800 heifers and 400 breeders.
Cows with calves sold from $1500 to $2325 and PTIC heifers ranged from $1200 to $1400. Feeder steers made between $1100 and $1340.
Light weaner steers weighing 175kg to 220kg sold from $680 to $920, middleweight weaner steers weighed from 220kg to 250kg and ranged from $860 to $1020 and heavy weaner steers, weighing between 250kg and 320kg, sold from $920 to $1120. Light weaner heifers sold from $600 to $740, medium heifers $680 to $780 and heavy weaner heifers ranged from $800 to $1020.