MURRAY BRIDGE
Yarding: 5500
Ewes to $280
THERE were plenty of bids flying at the off-shears sale at Murray Bridge on Friday, coming from the array of producers at the yards and via AuctionsPlus.
Nutrien Murray Bridge livestock agent Mark Thurston said the support from AuctionsPlus had underpinned the sale with many bids coming off the platform as well as in the saleyards.
"We are really happy with the market result," he said.
"It was just above expectations, but AuctionsPlus for our side of the market, really underpinned it.
"The yarding was exceptional with some of the earlier areas presenting really well.
"But even those which were later in the season are starting to come into their feed now."
He said the trade still operated on some of the older ewes.
"But restockers were chasing the younger ewes and a lot of them went locally," he said.
Elders Murray Bridge livestock agent Scott Eichler said the sale had met his expectations.
"Good ewes made good money," he said.
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"The lighter ewes were back a little bit, but the better breeding ewes were quite good, considering the season."
TJ&NJ Schubert, Murray Bridge, sold one of the top price $280 pens for 180 Kamora-blood, May 2021-drop ewe hoggets.
The same price was paid to DL&LK Pearson, Brinkley, for 98 Gunallo and Ridgway-bld May 2021-drop ewe hoggets.
A pen of 70, June 2021-drop ewes from GB&WR Schenke, also Gunallo-bld, were knocked down at $270, as was was a run of 68, April/May 2021-drops from RM&L&CA Bormann, Lorex Vale.
A pen of 89 April/May 2021-drop Gum Hill-blds from JF Williams, Geranium, made $240, while WL Graetz, Sedan, sold 67 East Bungaree-blds of the same age at $238.
A run of 59 Gunallo-bld May/June 2021-drop ewes from JG Richards & Sons, Brinkley, made $235.
WM&GC Fromm, Nildottie, sold 210 April/May 2021-drop Narcoota-bld ewes at $224.
RL&C Mickan, Meningie, sold 169 April/May 2021-drop, Ridgway-bld ewe hoggets at $220.
BE Launer, Ettrick, offered 217 April/May 2021-drop, Sherlock/Benefield-blds, which sold at $218.
A pen of 193 May/June 2021-drop Benefield-blds from RN&LA Bald & Sons, Murray Bridge, made $210.
In the older offering 127, 4.5-year-old Ridgway-bld ewes from JP&C Hein, Murray Bridge, sold at $210.
The next Murray Bridge sale is September 26 with a ewe and lamb sale scheduled for October 10.
