Dropping temperatures decline feed

Agents and vendors combined to present total of 1305 head for the weekly sale. The temperature has dropped in the Southern Downs and whilst this is good for the tourists it bodes a lack of feed for the grazing fraternity. The yarding was smaller, lighter in condition and lacked the finish we have seen in previous weeks. Lambs topped at $229 to av $147.73($2 own), Hoggets topped at $160 to av $116.72 ($15 up ), Ewes topped at $90 to av $66.45($14 down), Wethers topped at $97 to av $53.06 9$51 down), Rams topped at $86 to av $70.44 ($4 down), Lamb rams topped at $150. The total yarding av was $115.58, which was $10/head down on last week’s sale.

Vermont Past Co sold Dorset 1stx lambs 50.2kg to Eversons for $179

Gradenfloe Past Co sold 1stx Dorset lambs with a 2inch skin to Eversons for $190

Warwick High School sold Texcel ewe lambs 50kg to Take It Easy meats for $195

Ennismore Farming sold 1st x Dorset lambs with a 2inch skin 48.75kg to GR Prime for $179

Whetstone Organics sold 42.6kg Dorper lambs to GR Prime for $146, 48kg to Eversons and Tony’s Supa Meats for $187

Warren & Wendy Schelbach sold Dorper lambs 50kg to Eversons for $200

Stuart Timms sold Dorper lambs 51.6kg to Take It Easy Meats for $229

Sunnymount Farming sold Dorper lambs 52.5kg to Eversons for $212, wethers to Whites Trading for $60

Rex & Roz Lipp sold Dorper x lambs 47.7kg to GR Prime for $183, 45.3kg to Gr Prime for $140

Cathy Jackson sold Texcel x lambs 37.4kg to Mc Intyre Meats for $78, 32.9kg to Scots College for $76, 30.5kg to restockers for $61

Armstrong Family sold Dorper x ewes to Eversons for $90, $72, $62 and $52, Rams to Eversons for $82

Owen Mc Auley sold 1stx lambs 44.6kg to GR Prime for $118, 38.5kg to GR prime for $93, 33.3kg to GR Prime for $60, 53.6kg Xbred hoggets to Eversons for $80

Jack Dwan sold Dorper lambs 27.5kg to restockers for $84, Merino cfa Ewes to Eversons for $52