IRLX Inverell Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 16th July 2024

Total Yarding: 2,159

Commentary

Inverell penned 1122 lambs and 1037 grown sheep the total being back 1145 less than a fortnight ago. It was a very good offering of heavy lambs with the regular processors on hand. Restockers were very competitive against processors to secure product. Trends were much improved for sheep and lambs throughout the sale.

Light crossbred lambs to the paddock $140/head to be significantly dearer. Competition for the heavier drafts was equally good $152 to $180/head. Dorper trade lambs lifted $26/head and the crossbred category firm to slightly dearer $180 to $210/head. Lambs up to 30kg cwt were considerably dearer reaching $225/head with similar weight Dorpers reaching the same result. Lambs in excess of 30kgs cwt were substantially dearer $231 to $255/head. Heavy hoggets reached $130/head.

Grown sheep were dearer. Light ewes lifted $7/head $80 to $90/head while medium weights made $80 to $120/head. Heavy cross bred ewes were up to $28/head dearer and Merino ewes with long skin lifted $22/head. Heavy cross bred wethers $150/head and meat rams to $15/head.

Stephen Adams MLA