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Sheep and lamb prices climb for smaller AuctionsPlus offering

DEMAND increased for a smaller offering of 61,426 commercial sheep and lambs, including from processors, on AuctionsPlus last week…Read More

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Wool auction price benchmark reaches highest level this season

AUSTRALIA’S wool price benchmark, the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator, this week reached its highest point since the end of June and the highest it has been for the 2024/25 selling season…Read More

Sheep Central, November 29, 2024

Positive auction wool price movemnt prompts forward trades

IN essence, not a lot is happening in the wool markets, although it was a positive week looking at the quotes from the spot auctions…Read More

Guest Author, November 29, 2024

Stronger competition for sheep and lamb offering on AuctionsPlus

AUCTIONSPLUS sold more of a reduced offering of commercial sheep and lambs last week, boosted by stronger competition…Read More

Sheep Central, November 25, 2024

Wool prices slip slightly in lacklustre auction market

WOOL prices changes little this week, with a few more wool growers balking at current price levels at auctions around the country…Read More

Sheep Central, November 22, 2024

Viability of meandering wool market at risk as growers take prices

MEANDER, amble, wander — how many synonyms can we use to describe the current path that the wool auction market has taken in the first half of the season?..Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Markets., November 22, 2024

Online buyers cautious with bigger AuctionsPlus offering

CROSSBRED, composite and Merino wether lamb prices dropped on AuctionsPlus last week as the overall commercial sheep and lamb listings rose 7 percent to 115,121 head…Read More

Sheep Central, November 18, 2024

Merino wool lines lead rebound in auction prices

AUSTRALIAN wool prices improved this week, with upward market movements across all categories recorded on both selling days…Read More

Sheep Central, November 15, 2024

Forward wool market remains frustratingly illiquid

IT was another week where the spot auction and forward wool markets continued their meandering ways…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Markets., November 15, 2024

Subdued demand for bigger online sheep and lamb offering

AUCTIONSPLUS commercial sheep and lamb listings rose 35 percent to 107,186 head last week, but less than half of those were sold…Read More

Sheep Central, November 11, 2024

Follow Keep the Sheep’s lead to educate our city cousins

IT really is time for all of us in the country to start to drive the education of the city dwellers about agriculture’s importance…Read More

Guest Author, November 8, 2024

Wool prices improve at auctions as bale offering falls

WOOL prices improved in all categories at auctions across Australia this week, apart for fine wools in the Sydney sale…Read More

Sheep Central, November 8, 2024

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