Younger Merino breeding ewes were in demand and attracted plenty of attention from competitive buyers at the Jamestown store sale on Thursday last week and helped pushed the sale’s top price to $200.

CATTLE prices at Strathalbyn remained on-par with rates across the state on Friday.

PAULA Thompson talks through this week's market trends.

THERE were 5662 lambs and 1006 mutton sold at Ouyen, Vic, on Thursday last week, for a total yarding of 6668.

With a lack of feed availability for livestock it was a surprising market at Mount Pleasant last week, with strong demand from buyers and a quality lineup from vendors.

AT the Dublin sheep and lamb sale on Tuesday, I received a few comments asking when the rain was likely to arrive, so farmers could get on with getting a bit of feed in the ground.

STOCK Journal's PAULA THOMPSON recaps the saleyard price trends of the past week.

MUTTON sold to dearer rates and topped at $148 at the Ouyen, Vic, Livestock Exchange on Thursday.

STOCK JOURNAL's Paula Thompson recaps the saleyard price trends of the past week.

ALL the snaps from sales held SA and western Vic yards in March.