RESTOCKER lambs sold for more than $18 a kg carcase weight on AuctionsPlus last week, with several Merino lines making more than $15/kg cwt…Read More
Sheep Central, May 25, 2026
VICTORIAN lamb finishers showed a willingness to pass lines in this week as saleyard bids failed to match processor grid rates and meet producers’ expectations…Read More
SECONDARY lambs are still attracting strong competition in saleyards, but this will change as winter approaches and processors limit capacity or close for maintenance, according to Nutrien Bendigo auctioneer Jim Wilson…Read More
Sheep Central, April 27, 2026
OVERSEAS conflicts have made processors cautious, but continuing competition on available lambs is maintaining prices in saleyards, despite a recent dip in all indicators…Read More
Terry Sim, April 22, 2026
HEAVY export lambs made a new national record of $500 at Ballarat yesterday as the lamb market remained strong despite Middle East impacts of the United State-Israel war on Iran…Read More
Terry Sim, March 25, 2026
QUALITY sells and the importance of doing the job well on your lambs and sheep is really paying dividends…Read More
RMA Network CEO Chris Howie, December 8, 2025
FIRST cross ewe lamb prices hit a record $422 at Naracoorte yesterday, but buyers were still able to secure ewes joinable for a 2026 lambing for $280-$350 after good stubble, pasture or crop backgrounding…Read More
Terry Sim, November 21, 2025
SOUTH Australian red meat producer Graham Johnson’s family has backed first cross ewes for decades for assured production of heavy lambs straight off grass-fed mothers…Read More
Terry Sim, November 19, 2025
STRONGER buyer competition at Bendigo and Cowra saleyards today put a question mark on summer lamb contract prices shy of $12/kg as processors bid over $12-$13/kg for quality trade and export lambs…Read More
Sheep Central, November 3, 2025
LAMB prices surged $20-$44/head at the Wagga Wagga saleyards yesterday, buoyed by strong competition from Victorian processors, a heavier yarding, forward contracts and lower year-on-year supply…Read More
Terry Sim, October 31, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S first multi-vendor non-mulesed Merino ewe sale could spawn similar sales in other regions and states, according to organiser Platinum Livestock agent Nick van den Berg…Read More
Sheep Central, October 15, 2025
EWE sale survival, seasonal impacts and the likelihood of $500 first cross ewes are examined by RMA chief executive officer Chris Howie in his latest column…Read More
Guest Author, October 13, 2025