Restockers raise stakes on NSW light lamb market

KB
December 1 2020 - 9:00am
South Eastern Livestock Exchange saleyard manager Rick Maslin, Yass, with George Hancock from Coopers Animal Health, which sponsored the best presented pen award, and vendors Glen and Keith Gordon, Donach Farms, Barellan. The Gordons sold first-cross ewe lambs for $420 a head during the Yass First-Cross Ewe Sale on Monday. Photo: Stephen Burns
South Eastern Livestock Exchange saleyard manager Rick Maslin, Yass, with George Hancock from Coopers Animal Health, which sponsored the best presented pen award, and vendors Glen and Keith Gordon, Donach Farms, Barellan. The Gordons sold first-cross ewe lambs for $420 a head during the Yass First-Cross Ewe Sale on Monday. Photo: Stephen Burns

DEMAND for light lambs pushed the NSW Restocker Lamb Indicator above 1000 cents a kilogram (carcase weight) once again last week.

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Karen Bailey

Market analyst

Agricultural markets analyst and journalist for The Land newspaper. Former national cattle and lamb/sheep market analyst with Meat and Livestock Australia.

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