| Forbes Sheep Sale
Conducted 08/12/2015
Yarded 27282 including 18471 lambs. Lamb numbers increased after several week’s of very low numbers as the harvest was taking priority with producers. There was an increase in the number of prime shorn lambs. The market, as expected, dropped by $4 to $5 for light and trade weights and $6 to $8 for heavy lambs compared to last week’s sale.
Trade weight lambs (18-22kgs)
$97.00 to $126.00
Heavy lambs (23-26kgs)
$134.00 to $153.00
Extra Heavy Lambs (over 26kgs)
$146.00 to $172.00
Store Lambs
$59.00 to $100.00
Trade weight Merino Lambs
$90.00 to $118.00
Hoggets
$73.00 to $102.00
There were 8811 grown sheep yarded and prices fell by $7 to $10 compared to last week’s sale.
Merino Wethers
$70.00 to $106.00
Merino Ewes
$66.00 to $93.00
Shorn merino ewes
XB Ewes
$73.00 to $96.00
Light Sheep
$28.00 to $64.00
Merino Rams
$61.00 to $82.00 |