IRLX Inverell Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 27th August 2024

Total Yarding: 3,915

Commentary

Inverell penned 3915 lambs and 903 grown sheep similar to last sale. The lamb offering was very good and showed through the final results. Grown sheep sold to cheaper trends overall. Restockers operated on heavy drafts of finished lambs as well as lighter pens.

Light lambs to the paddock $55 to $110/head while heavy drafts going the same way made $150 to $200/head. Light lambs to the trade were firm making to $160/head. Trade lambs were up to $9/head dearer $150 to $194/head. Heavy trades were to $11/head dearer and lambs in the 26kg to 30kg bracket were also slightly dearer. Lambs in excess of 30kgs cwt slipped $21/head to top at $270/head. One pen of very good new season lambs sold at $183/head. Dorper hoggets made $100/head and crossbreds to $110/head.

Light crossbred ewes sold to $68/head and heavier drafts $68 to $90/head. Heavy Dorpers made $110/head. Young Merino ewes made $95/head to restockers and young Merino wethers to $110/head.

Stephen Adams MLA