Forbes Phoenix

Forbes Sheep Sale

 

Yarded 36000 including 29000 lambs. There were approximately 16000 new season lambs included. Quality as usual was very good for the young lambs and the market , as expected, eased considerably. The young lambs dropped by $10 to $15 and all other lambs fell by $15 to $20 compared to last week’s sale:

Heavy new season lambs (23 kilos+)
$130.00 to $143.00

Trade weight new season lambs (18 to 22Kgs)
$102.00 to $138.00

Extra Heavy “old” Lambs

Lambs 23-26kgs
$124.00 to $155.00

Trade weight Lambs
$100.00 to $125.00

Store Lambs
$85.00 to $117.00

Heavy merino lambs

Trade weight Merino Lambs
$98.00 to $118.00

Hoggets
$90.00 to $116.00

There were 7559 grown sheep penned, made up of mostly mixed quality Merinos, though there were some handy lines on offer. As with the lamb sale, grown sheep sold to a cheaper trend compared to last week’s sale.

Merino Wethers
$73.00 to $107.00

Merino Ewes
$74.00 to $121.00

XB Ewes
$74.00 to $109.00

Light Sheep
$42.00 to $79.00

Merino Rams
$59.00 to $72.00

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