MURRAY BRIDGE
Yarding: 7255
Woolly wethers to $173
A solid presence of processors and restockers bid actively at the annual Murray Bridge woolly wether lamb sale on Monday, with the sale topping at $173, an improvement on last year's top of $154.
Landmark Murray Bridge livestock agent Kevin Keller said lighter lambs were in demand, and sold particularly well.
"The lighter lambs are following on from the way they've been selling in the past," he said.
"There's still confidence in the sheep, even though the wool has come off a bit there's still a lot of confidence."
Elders Murray Bridge livestock manager Justin Robertson said restocker competition was strong, notably with graziers, and was across a broad region, from the South East to the Yorke Peninsula.
He said the quality of the lambs was good.
"All the lambs this year presented really fresh, they were really well doing lambs," he said.
"Last year we had a much more varied yarding."
"We only had a very small tail end run of lambs. We usually have a lot more lesser type lambs, but there was a much more uniform middle section this year," he said.
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The top price of $173 was paid by Midfield for 74 Kamora Park-blood wether lambs from RM&TE Hein, Burdett. They also sold 36 at $136.
The first pen to kick off the sale made the second top price of $171, paid by TFI, for 93 Hilton Heath/Pindari-blds from Neina Hill, Murray Bridge. Neina Hill also sold 61 for $125.
Inglebrae Holdings, Callington, made $170 for 107 Kamora Netley Park-blds sold to TFI, and also sold 99 for $130, and 12 for $107.
RW&DD Paech, Tepko, sold 137 Lucernbrae-blds at $147, bought by Midfield.
A pen of 100 Dalveen-blds from KD,ED,JC&MV Harvey, Woodchester, sold at $146 to Midfield, with the vendors also selling also selling 130 at $136.
DJ Fromm&Son, Walker Flat, made $142 for 131 Kamora Netley Park-blds, while GM&JL Obst, Wanbi, sold 129 Kamora Netley Park-blds for $141, as well as 189 for $134, and 176 for $118.
A pen of 246 Lines-blds made $140 for LJ&CE Porker, Karoonda, and a pen of 110 from PJ&RA Rodgers, Milang, sold at $137.
SN&CA Paech, Tepko, sold 193 Ridgway-blds at $136 to Midfield, 81 for $129, and 102 for $127, while RJ&EA Frahn, Monarto, sold 94 Dalveen-blds at $136, bought by Midfield, and 50 at $120.
MC&JE Pope and Sons, Brinkley, made $135 for 132 Dalveen-blds.
A single pen of 105 August-shorn Gum Hill-bld wether lambs was sold by JF Williams, Geranium, making $117.
The Murray Bridge Merino ewe sale will be held on Friday, September 6, and the next prime lamb sale will be held on Monday, September 9.
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