The Wycheproof special sheep sale saw lines of restocker lambs attract the strongest inquiry.
Elders manager, Wycheproof, Kevin Thompson, said these had the support of processors as well as some keen bidding from restockers to put some lambs away for the future.
He said the sale line-up had attracted strong inquiry before the sale and the as the sale went on it became obvious there was strong demand also for breeder’s first cross ewe lambs which sold exceptionally well.
All descriptions sold better than expected resulting in satisfied vendors, he said.
He said the lambs were fresh and well bred but not heavy and the price was “well up there with what we’ve seen this year”.
“Quality Merino ewes also sold well, but they were a little off the pace, then they were harder to sell,” he said.
“That’s been a trend for some time.
“Merino wethers, with the trade and some restockers, was very strong,” he said.
Feature lines included a consignment of more than 1000 First Cross Border Leicester/Merino wether lambs from Bright Future Livestock, Loddon Vale.
The tops of the draft was a pen of 280 May/June 2018 drop that sold for $150 to a processor. The same vendor also sold 266 same description for $119 and 265 at $118.
Bright Future’s ewe lamb portion sold to $219 for 263 same description, with the seconds making $170.
Another major vendor was Guthul P/L, who sold nearly 900 White Suffock/Merino cross lambs, May/June 2018 drop, unshorn, for $138 to Elders Rainbow.
Another pen of 331 sold for $137 and the thirds at $105 for 188.
Oola Park, sold 206 Border Leicester/Merino cross ewes, April/May 2018 drop, unshorn, for $164.
The only line of Merino ewes with lambs at foot was a pen of 149, June/July 2016 drops, with 178 White Suffolk LAF, offered by Kaniera Holdings and selling for $280 to Elders Warracknabeal.
GJ & LJ McGurk sold 204 Merino ewes, July/August 2015 drop, December shorn, NSM, for $202 to TB White, Ballarat.
Top price in the Merino wether section was a pen of 201 June/July 2017 drops, April shorn, sold account AJ & SW Isaac making $201 to Cedar Meats.
JE & BH Wright sold 304 Merino wethers, April/May 2016 drop, December shorn, for $160.
Cedar Meats also bought a draft of 398 Merino wethers, June 2017 drop, June shorn, offered by Calder Park for $141.
D & FJ Williams offered 411 Merino wethers, August/September 2017 drop, July shorn, that sold for $113.
