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Better Merino auction wool prices lift market slightly

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has started the new season in a positive currency-assisted fashion, the Australian Wool Exchange said…Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

Forward wool markets suffer the tedium of auctions

THE auction wool market continued its steady track to the mid-year recess with little forward marketing this week…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, July 11, 2025

Bendigo sets new national lamb record price with $435 lambs

AUSTRALIA’S heavy lamb indicator shot above $11/kg today for the first time after the strong market set a new national record price of $435 for export lambs in Bendigo today…Read More

Sheep Central, July 7, 2025

Crossbred wool prices improve, but Merino values are mixed

CROSSBRED wool prices improved again at auctions across Australia this week, but Merino fleece vales were mixed…Read More

Sheep Central, July 4, 2025

Forward wool trading remains becalmed as auction prices fluctuate

TIGHT supply and intermittent demand saw wool prices fluctuate across the micron ranges at Australian auctions this week…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, July 4, 2025

Corriedale dual purpose value displayed in $318 lambs

THE value in breeding a dual purpose sheep has been reinforced for Corriedale breeder Milton Savage with the sale of some of his lambs for up to $318 at Ballarat’s Central Victorian Livestock Exchange last week…Read More

Terry Sim, June 30, 2025

Non-mulesed wool 150c/kg+ premiums hold in dull market

CROSSBRED wool prices improved, but Merino values lost ground in the last auctions of the 2024-25 selling season…Read More

Sheep Central, June 27, 2025

Forward wool trading ‘apathetic’ as market indicator holds

THE wool auction market continues to go nowhere fast and forward trading remains apathetic…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, June 27, 2025

Ballarat’s CVLX sets new Victorian heavy lamb record of $428

HEAVY and trade lamb prices continued at high though slightly reduced carcase weight levels this week, and although some centres managed records for 30kg-plus lines, other categories lost ground, mainly on quality…Read More

Sheep Central, June 25, 2025

MLA launches online sheep and national feeder heifer indicators

MEAT & Livestock Australia has unveiled its new Online Sheep Indicator — the first to be based on online sales data for restocker and breeder sheep…Read More

Sheep Central, June 25, 2025

Better demand and low bale supply lifts auction wool market

AUSTRALIAN wool prices lifted on market conditions of low supply and better demand rather than currency at auctions this week…Read More

Sheep Central, June 20, 2025

Limited forward wool trading with flat outlook predicted

LIMITED forward wool trading this week again followed the Australian auction market…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, June 20, 2025

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