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Lamb prices and sale clearances lift on AuctionsPlus

MOST lamb category prices improved on AuctionsPlus last week after rain across many areas of eastern Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, May 13, 2024

Superfine Merino fleece leads auction wool price falls

WOOL prices fell further in auctions this week – led by bigger falls in superfine Merino fleece values — sparking a slight increase in the percentage of bales passed-in by brokers…Read More

Sheep Central, May 10, 2024

Clearance rates drop for AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb lines

THE overall clearance rate of last week’s AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb offering fell by a quarter to 32 percent on the back of reduced listings before the ANZAC Day public holiday…Read More

Sheep Central, May 6, 2024

US lamb import prices rose as processors paid less here

FROZEN lamb leg prices into the United States have risen 61 percent since Christmas during a period in which heavy lamb prices in Australia dropped by more than 10pc…Read More

Sheep Central, May 3, 2024

Wool growers hold as auction buyers fold

WOOL growers responded to lower auction prices this week by almost doubling the percentage of bales their brokers passed in across the country…Read More

Sheep Central, May 3, 2024

Last week’s optimism for wool market dissipates

IT was another week that tested the resolve of Australia’s wool market…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, May 3, 2024

Only selected joined ewe and lamb lines sell better online

ONLINE sheep purchasers paid more for selected lines of scanned in-lamb and joined ewes on AuctionsPlus last week…Read More

Sheep Central, April 29, 2024

China and India supply contracts help lift wool auction market

AUSTRALIA’S wool auction market lifted this week, led by increases in fine and medium Merino fleece prices…Read More

Sheep Central, April 26, 2024

Forward wool trading highlights need to have a target price

IT WAS an ambiguous week for selling wool, with auctions delivering the strongest single day rise in the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator on Tuesday since before Christmas, in Australian and US dollar terms…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 26, 2024

Merino lambs and scanned ewe prices lift on AuctionsPlus

MERINO wether and ewe lamb prices increased on AuctionsPlus last week, along with values for most scanned in-lamb ewe categories…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Currency rates lift wool prices but demand stays the same

CURRENCY exchange rates lifted Australia’s wool auction market this week and growers responded by holding fewer bales back…Read More

Sheep Central, April 19, 2024

Forward wool contracts trade at premiums to spot levels

IT was another solid week for the wool auction market in Australia and prices rose for the fourth consecutive session, helped by a continuing strong USD…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 19, 2024

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