Forbes Sheep Sale

Tuesday 19/11/2024

Forbes agents penned another small offering of 18281 sheep and lambs. There were 10751 lambs and buyers paid around 830/850c for the few fresh woolly lambs and the shorn lambs which included this year’s drop. However, most of the wooly lambs were purchased by re-stockers at rates 780c. The market was $5 to $6 dearer for all crossbred lambs but merino lambs were cheaper. There were 7524 sheep penned which were $4 to $5 dearer compared to last week at averages from 340c to 400c a kilo.

LIGHT RE-STOCKER LAMBS $50.00 TO $169.00
NEW SEASON LAMBS 20-24K $162.00 TO $184.00
TRADE SHORN LAMBS (20 – 24kg) $166.00 TO $208.00
TRADE LAMBS (24-26kg) TO
HEAVY AND EXTRA HEAVY LAMBS (26 – 30kg +) $200.00 TO $266.00
TRADE WEIGHT MERINO LAMBS (18-24kg) $122.00 TO $158.00
HOGGETS $115.00 TO $188.00
MERINO WETHERS $ TO $
MERINO EWES $82.00 TO $149.00
CROSSBRED EWES $55.00 TO $127.00

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