LAMEROO
Yarding: 14,000
1.5yo ewes to $292
2.5yo ewes to $198
3.5yo ewes to $190
4.5yo ewes to $164
5.5yo ewes to $172
A PHENOMENAL result was achieved at the Lameroo off-shears sale on Friday, with a record high of $292 for young ewes.
It was not only 1.5-year-olds that met strong demand, with even 5.5yo ewes selling to $172.
Amazingly, almost every pen of 1.5yo ewes topped last year’s highest price of $202.
The $292 Lameroo record ewes pipped the previous high of $272 set in 2011.
The 150 September-shorn, Ridgway Advance-blood ewes were offered by Loxton couple Glen and Tracy Farr and were knocked down to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson Penola.
Elders Lameroo branch manager Pat Larsson said it was an exceptional sale.
“The average price throughout the yarding would have to be the highest ever because the older ewes made such good money,” he said.
“We’ve always achieved good money for young ewes in the past, but we’ve never seen this kind of money for 4.5-5.5yo ewes. Considering the market had come back in the past couple of weeks, we were pleasantly surprised at the result.”
Landmark Lameroo livestock manager Michael Lawrence said it was an excellent quality yarding.
“Lameroo always has some of the best sheep in the state and the prices reflected that,” he said.
“There was very good support on the young ewes, as we expected, and the older ewes sold to stronger demand.”
The second highest price pen of the sale came from DK&DM Farr, Loxton, with 168 Ridgway Advance-blood young ewes selling for $280, also to TDC Penola.
Also selling at the top-end of the sale was RM&S Pocock, Lampata, Lameroo, with 205 ewes selling for $274 and 200 at $264.
PW&AC Needs & Co, Lameroo, sold 201 Lines Gum Hill-bloods at $260 to regular Lameroo off-shears bidders Rushmore Run, Strathalbyn.
CH, AM, DC&MJ Zadow, Galga, sold 211 Kamora/Netley Park-bloods at $250, while Cash/Tyringa Family Trust, Streaky Bay, sold 200 Keri-Keri-bloods at $232 and 261 at $226.
Receiving the prestigious blue-ribbon for best-presented pen was JD&BM Steer, Lameroo, for 182 Lines Gum Hill-blood ewes, which sold for $260 to Elders Warracknabeal, Vic.
In the 2.5yo ewe section, GR Schild, Lameroo, sold 109 Lines Gum Hill-bloods at $198 to Elders Ouyen, Vic, as part of a flock dispersal.
The same vendor topped the 3.5yo section with 123 at $190, also selling to Elders Ouyen.
Making the highest price for 4.5yo ewes was VG Gilbertson & Son, Lameroo, with 226 Barton Hill-bloods at $164.
Galbraith Farms, Marama, made the top price for 5.5yo ewes with 257 Lines Gum Hill-bloods at $172.
Ewe lambs sold to $142 for 355 Lines Gum Hill-bloods from NL&VM Singh, Alawoona.
Wether lambs made to $121 for 101 from Pocock Pastoral Co, Lameroo.
