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Renowned Steam Plains dispersal draws $97.75 for ewes
9/10/2008 | March-shorn Merino ewes made to $97.75 a head for three year olds, and to $90 a head for the two-year-old group during near $970,000 on-property dispersal of the renowned Steam Plains near Carrathool, NSW, Wednesday.  | Roma weaner steers top 226c/kg | Rams to $39,000 at Classings ... | VIDEO: Renowned Steam Plains dispersal ...
8/10/2008 | With more registered buyers than catalogued rams the Classings Classic sale was always odds on favourite to be an outstanding sale at the Murray Bridge racecourse on Friday.  | CommentsComments (1) | Piggery workers saved from ... | Cautious bids hit $86 at ...
Ewes to $86 in cautious Jerilderie market
5/10/2008 | Bidding was cautious but "eventually got there" topping at $86/head for the main breeders' lines of '07-drop ewes during the John Wells Memorial October store sheep sale at Jerilderie, NSW, Friday.  | Lamb production hits four-year low | Stability in young cattle prices | VIDEO: Ewes to $86 in cautious ...
Lamb production hits four-year low
3/10/2008 | Australian lamb production plummeted during August, declining 25pc year-onyear, as tight supplies, particularly of heavy lambs, underpinned historically high saleyard prices, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  | More hens needed to foil $13m ... | Lamb prices find support at Wagga
Further falls in lamb and sheep prices
3/10/2008 | The seasonal fall in lamb prices continued this week, led by light, restocker and Merino lambs.  | Pig prices hit historic highs | Lamb finally in right direction
3/10/2008 | After a fortnight or more of collapsing prices, the prime lamb market found much-needed support yesterday at Wagga Wagga, trading at 350-370c/kg.  | CommentsComments (1) | Lamb finally in right direction | Garnaut's carbon tax to ... | VIDEO: Lamb prices find support at Wagga
Lamb finally in right direction
2/10/2008 | One of Australia's vocal meat processors has praised the latest Victorian State Government research efforts, calling their investigation into increasing muscle mass in prime lambs a "positive step".  | Consumers told to cut meat ... | A few roos loose in Garnaut's ...
RSPCA slams AQIS live export ruling
1/10/2008 | The RSPCA has today slammed a decision by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service to allow sheep to be packed tighter on voyages to the Middle East.  | CommentsComments (20) | Second Perth supreme Merino ... | Collinsville's 'complete ...
Second Perth supreme Merino title to Quailerup West
30/09/2008 | The Scanlon family's Quailerup West stud achieved something that Geelong Cats couldn't achieve on the weekend when it took home this year's Perth Royal Show supreme cup to make it back to back Merino premierships.  | BLM ewes to $185 at Wycheproof | Shorthorn takes Melbourne ...
Collinsville's 'complete package' reaches $10,500
30/09/2008 | It was a "complete package" with very good sire outlook for his stud that attracted $10,500 to become the top-priced ram at the South Australia Mount Bryan Collinsville Merino ram sale recently.  | Shorthorn takes Melbourne ... | Prices fall as young lambs hit ...
Langdene Merino rams to $8000
30/09/2008 | Langdene Merino rams have sold to $8000, with 73 selling from 78 to average an impressive $1757.  | Prices fall as young lambs hit ... | Kiwis go for $150 per lamb | VIDEO: Langdene Merino rams to $8000
BLM ewes to $185 at Wycheproof
29/09/2008 | With Victoria's north-west cropping and hay season again displaying signs of doubt, strong local buying delivered a better than expected demand for the 14,000 store sheep offered on Friday at Wycheproof.  | Lamb prices up in 2008-09: ABARE | Yearling steer feeder purchases ... | VIDEO: BLM ewes to $185 at Wycheproof, ...
29/09/2008 | There was a turn-around in lamb prices at saleyards last week as young lambs made their presence felt, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.  | Interstate inquiry drives Swan ... | Lamb prices up in 2008-09: ABARE
Kiwis go for $150 per lamb
29/09/2008 | The New Zealand's Federated Farmers has launched a bold campaign to drive lamb prices up to $NZ150 a head ($A125) within five years.  | Cattle prices to edge higher: ... | Lamb prices up in 2008-09: ABARE
Lamb prices up in 2008-09: ABARE
28/09/2008 | Australian saleyard lamb and sheep prices are forecast to increase during 2008-09, driven by tighter domestic supplies, according to ABARE.  | CommentsComments (1)
Mutton prices edge lower
26/09/2008 | The national mutton indicator has not been able to maintain recent price levels at saleyards covered by MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service.  | AAco pays $1m for Wagyu stud herd | Wool production to fall further ...
Better insight into sheep's role in farm profitability
25/09/2008 | Sheep Farm Monitor is a benchmarking project that aims to provide the industry and Government with accurate and timely information on farm profitability.  | MV Becrux transports ... | Exceptional demand at Hay sheep ...
Lamb contracts welcomed
25/09/2008 | Lamb forward contracts are out there - a very rare and unusual sight in the springtime.  | Exceptional demand for Hay sheep | No member resolutions allowed ...
Massive dust storm turns Jerilderie ram sale red
23/09/2008 | A massive dust storm turned the town of Jerilderie red yesterday afternoon, not once but three times turning in on the Woodpark Merino and Poll Merino Ram sale, which battled on in darkness at times. View video of the storm and the sale.  | CommentsComments (1) | Rain for the southern states | Ancient underwater reef found ... | VIDEO: Massive dust storm turns ...
Exceptional demand for Hay sheep
22/09/2008 | About 42,000 sheep sold to exceptional demand at the annual September sheep sale at Hay on Friday.  | Massive dust storm turns ... | The US becomes a net beef ... | VIDEO: Merino ewes to $84 at Hay, NSW
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