MERINO: Wether lambs.
SHEEP and lamb numbers came back on AuctionsPlus last week to 72,692. Merino wether lambs averaged $86.50 and were topped at $105.50 by 192 Sherlock-bloods weighing 49 kilograms from BM&BC Bridgart, Wynarka. There were 20,000 Merino ewes and ewe lambs offered, with ewe hoggets making $79.50 to $220, av $161. Young and proven Merino breeders av $109, and sold from $40.50-$151.50. Grown Merino wethers made to $125.