Forbes Sheep Sale

Conducted 21/07/2015

Yarded 41984 including 34208 lambs. Quality of the lambs on offer was mixed but in such a large offering there were adequate numbers of all grades including prime trade and heavy lambs. As expected the market eased by $2 to $3 for light lambs and just $4 to $5 on all other prime grades including merino lambs. There were approximately 6000 new season lambs included which were $4 to $5 cheaper for trade weights and $6 to $8 cheaper for heavies compared to last week’s sale:

Heavy new season lambs
$146.00. to $154.00

Trade weight new season lambs(20 to 22Kgs)
$116.00 to $148.00

Extra Heavy Lambs
$160.00 to $191.00

Lambs 23-26kgs
$142.00 to $164.00

Trade weight Lambs
$115.00 to $148.00

Store Lambs
$84.00 to $120.00

Trade weight Merino Lambs
$104.00 to $138.00

Hoggets
$94.00 to $130.00

There were 7776 grown sheep penned and the market was firm to $3 dearer compared to last week’s sale:

Merino Wethers
$90.00 to $125.00

Merino Ewes
$82.00 to $140.00

XB Ewes
$96.00 to $136.00

Light Sheep
$36.00 to $70.00

Merino Rams
$70.00 to $96.00