JAMESTOWN
Yarding: 6000
1yo SIL ewes to $214
3.5yo SIL ewes to $321
Wethers to $140
SOUTH Gap Pastoral offered thousands of ewes at Jamestown sheep market on Thursday and the offering was met with plenty of competition from pastoral buyers.
The weighty yarding of scanned-in-lamb ewes undoubtedly helped the sale to a $321 top, after a run of 179 Glenville-bloods from the vendor from via Pt Augusta were in sizeable demand.
The SIL June/July 2018-drops averaged 54.9 kilograms and went to Nutrien Ag Solutions Melrose.
A run of 177, June/July 2018-drops from the same pen made $278 to Elders Broken Hill.
Returns rose again, when South Gap's June/July 2019-20-drops hit the market.
The run of 209, SIL ewes averaging 51kgs, made $308 to Elders Broken Hill.
Ewes in the 2018-2019 drop section also held value, with 309, 47.9kg South Gap ewes making $270, that went the same way.
The same vendor made $248 for 424, June/July 2016-drop ewes averaging 57.2kg that sold to Elders Broken Hill.
Glen More Pty Ltd, Caltowie, made $206 for 200, July/August 2016-17-drop ewes averaging 69.8kg.
The SIL ewes were snapped up by Nutrien Ag Solutions Crystal Brook.
South Gap's June/July 2015-drops that averaged 55.2kg made $182 and went to Elders Broken Hill.
Young ewes were few and far between, with Liaway Pty Ltd making $214 for 81, April/May 2021-drop Mernowie-blds that averaged 68.1kg.
The SIL March-shorns were snapped up by Elders Clare.
MJ&CF Britza, Quorn, made $160 for 58 July/August 2021-drop Bradfield-blds that sold to BR&C, Mildura.
GM&VR Power, Orroroo, made $154 for 116 July/August 2021-drops. The April-shorns were Old Ashrose-bld and competitive buyer Elders Broken Hill made the final bid.
Wethers made to $140, for a smaller run of 131 wethers from Watarka Pastoral, Iron Knob. The June/July 2019-drop East Bungaree-blds were March-shorn and sold to TFI.
The same vendor offered a large offering of wethers and also made $131 for 652 June/July 2020-drops that averaged 47.6kg to Auctions Plus.
Local vendor RO&LA Wehrmann, Washpool, made $128 for 121 Hamilton Run-bld July/August 2021-drop wethers that were picked up by active buyer Elders Eudunda.
Returns for wethers seem to wither away after the top few pens were offered, with JM Fitzgerald & Co, Pt Augusta, the last to make a solid return. Their large run of 341 East Bungaree-bld May/June 2021-drop wethers made $120 to Elders Roseworthy.