Forbes Sheep Sale
Tuesday 10/09/2024
Forbes agents penned 45786 sheep and lambs. There were 35044 lambs of mostly good quality which included 9500 suckers and another large proportion of 10000 merino lambs. All the usual NSW and Victorian buyers were competing, and the market eased slightly. Merino lambs were just a couple of dollars cheaper and trade weight shorn lambs and suckers were back by $2 to $4. Heavier crossbreds eased by up to $5. There were 10742 sheep penned and prices were $25 to $30 cheaper. Sheep were averaging around 330/370c a kilo D/W.
| NEW SEASON LAMBS 20-26k | $170.00 | TO | $215.00 |
| TRADE LAMBS (20 – 24kg) | $160.00 | TO | $208.00 |
| TRADE LAMBS (24-26kg) | $191.00 | TO | $224.00 |
| HEAVY AND EXTRA HEAVY LAMBS (26 – 30kg +) | $224.00 | TO | $266.00 |
| TRADE WEIGHT MERINO LAMBS (18-24kg) | $126.00 | TO | $210.00 |
| HOGGETS | $148.00 | TO | $198.00 |
| MERINO WETHERS | $ | TO | $ |
| MERINO EWES | $76.00 | TO | $130.00 |
| CROSSBRED EWES | $96.00 | TO | $132.00 |
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