PRICES for most categories of lambs were firm to higher on AuctionsPlus last week, with clearance levels showing buyers’ clear preferences for crossbred, composite and shedding breed lines…Read More
Sheep Central, July 1, 2024
WOOL prices dropped in all categories except some crossbred wools this week in the last sales of the 2023-24 season, led by increased Chinese buying as values fell…Read More
Sheep Central, June 28, 2024
FORWARD wool trading again suffered from lack of liquidity this week, with auction values finishing the season on a downward trend as the spot market continued to be governed by the ‘just in time’ strategy of offshore buyers…Read More
Guest Author, June 28, 2024
MIXED competition met a slightly smaller online offering of sheep and lambs on AuctionsPlus last week, but clearances were noticeably stronger for lamb categories than for breeding sheep…Read More
Sheep Central, June 24, 2024
WOOL prices fell at Australian auctions this week despite the bale offering dropping to less than 28,000 bales…Read More
THE wool forward market started the week solidly bid by traders expecting a continuation of the recent positive auction price trend…Read More
Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, June 21, 2024
LAMB and sheep clearance rates improved for a smaller offering of 36,026 head, 9 percent fewer, on AuctionsPlus last week…Read More
Sheep Central, June 17, 2024
WOOL prices lifted at Australian auctions this week, with early signs of European and Indian interest in Merino lines…Read More
Sheep Central, June 14, 2024
FORWARD wool trading remained cautious as all micron groups in the spot auction market posted solid gains of 1-2 percent…Read More
Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, June 14, 2024
WOOL prices lifted in all categories at Australian auctions this week as the national offering dropped to its lowest level since September 2020…Read More
Sheep Central, June 7, 2024
IT was a solid week for wool prices at auctions across Australia and there was a limited lift in forward trading…Read More
Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, June 7, 2024
LAMB prices improved on AuctionsPlus last week, as sheep and lamb listings held steady, falling only 1 percent, after significant declines in previous weeks…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2024