Jun 03, 2025
Bendigo - What goes up must come down.....
Yarding - 27,180Numbers increased ahead of next Monday’s public holiday, with nearly 16,000 lambs and 11,300 sheep presented for sale. There was more weight in the leading crossbred and Dorper lamb lots, although overall quality…
May 30, 2025
Merino Ewes to $270 at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 54,250 Just over 40,000 lambs were penned, and the quality was good, with a strong offering of heavy and extra-heavy weights. There was a solid run of well-finished trade weights, and secondary trades, as well as light lambs,…
May 28, 2025
Hay Report - Zero-Zilch-Nothing
For the fortnight up to the 28th of May 2025. By Dwain Duxson Since we started this Farm Tender business over 13 years ago, I don't reckon there would have been a time between then and now when we haven't…
May 28, 2025
$400 Lamb record twice at Ballarat
Yarding: 37,200 Lamb numbers increased slightly to 25,000, quality was again mixed with lambs off feed in excellent condition to lambs lacking weight and shape showing the sign of the dry cold conditions. Not all buyers were fully…
May 27, 2025
Australia’s contribution to global Grain production.
By Brendan Dart It is the spring growing season for northern hemisphere crop production and the autumn planting season here in Australia. Weather remains the greatest variable for global agricultural production, and we are currently…
May 27, 2025
$10/kg plus Lambs at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,770 Big price gains for any quality trade and heavy slaughter lambs in this sale, with the lead runs costing buyers more than 950c/kg cwt and best pens trending either side of 1000c/kg. There was isolated sales of heavy…
May 23, 2025
$357 a head - Return of the Supermarkets at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 52,000 Lamb numbers declined notably, while sheep numbers lifted slightly. All buyers made it to the sale and were buoyed by the return of two major supermarkets eager to participate. The demand for hard-fed lambs ramped…
May 22, 2025
Padman Automation Returns Home
We have exciting news to share — Padman Automation is now back under the care of the Padman Family. We acknowledge that the past few years have brought challenges and disruptions. Some of you experienced delays, service issues,…
May 21, 2025
Heavy Mutton $20-$40 better at Ballarat
Yarding: 35, 548 Lamb numbers dropped slightly to 23,850 penned. Quality was mixed, lambs off feed presented in excellent condition while over half the yarding the lambs lacked weight and shape. All the usual buyers and some extra’s…
May 20, 2025
Bearish wheat outlook from the USDA…
By Peter McMeekin. The United States Department of Agriculture’s first peek at the global wheat outlook for the 2025/26 season points to higher production, both worldwide and amongst the major exporters, increased domestic consumption…
May 20, 2025
Market lifts at Bendigo
Yarding - 15,330 Dearer market across all the main weights and grades, with mutton leading the rises as it went through another price bounce of $30 to $50/head for heavy ewes. A few more lamb numbers came out at 11180 head yarded,…
May 16, 2025
Some price rises at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 61,347 Lamb numbers fell short of expectations, yet the quality of the offering remained very good to outstanding, particularly for lambs exceeding 30kg carcass weight. Despite a tail in the offering, which included some…
May 14, 2025
Hay Report - Feed Mixers are worth the investment
For the fortnight up to the 14th of May 2025. By Dwain Duxson We said that things were as hectic as they had ever been a fortnight ago in our last report. Well, things went next-level rogue in the last fortnight…
May 14, 2025
Argentina and China building economic relations…
By Peter McMeekin Argentina’s exporters signed a letter of intent with China last week to ship around US$900 million of the country’s soybeans, corn and vegetable oil to China, adding momentum to Beijing’s attempts…
May 14, 2025
Muttons downward trend continued at Ballarat
Yarding: 37,280 Agents penned 25,500 lambs of mixed quality, the lead of heavy and extra heavy lambs presented in exceptional condition off feed, while other weight categories ranged from well covered lambs off feed to plainer and…
May 13, 2025
Finished Lambs the pick at Bendigo
Yarding - 11,899 Numbers declined to 7349 lambs and 4550 sheep, but the drop in supply didn’t have a huge impact on the sale with not all buyers operating fully. Best lambs with weight and fat cover were firm to $10/head dearer,…
May 09, 2025
Mutton correction at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 76,100 The landscape has been significantly impacted by ongoing dry conditions, prompting producers to make tough decisions regarding their lambs and sheep. As a result, the lamb market has witnessed another record. All…
May 07, 2025
Dry forcing Mutton onto the market at Ballarat
Yarding: 42,202 Lamb numbers remained similar with 26,722 penned, lambs off supplementary feed presented in excellent condition over the extra heavy exports and the lead of the trade lambs. Quality became patchy ranging from plainer…
May 06, 2025
Lower snowfall jeopardising Asian water security…
By Peter McMeekin Nestled high above Asia's crowded plains and winding river systems, the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges have stood tall as guardians of life for eternity, their snow-covered peaks storing nature’s…
May 06, 2025
Mutton drop at Bendigo
Yarding - 21,330 Supply lifted again amid the on-going dry weather, 13,700 lambs and 7630 sheep for a yarding that increased 8000 head on a week ago. Prices retreated again for all categories. Not all buyers participated or operated…
