Merino sheep auctions see record prices in Australia

Recent livestock auctions in Australia have seen significant results for Merino sheep. At the Lameroo off-shears sale, the Lampata family set a new state record for 1.5-year-old Merino ewes. A line of 158 ewes was sold for $512 each to Peter Davies of Tringa Pastoral, surpassing the previous state record of $482.

Separately, the Seymour Park Poll Merino on-property ram sale at Highbury reported a top price of $13,500 for a single ram. Purchased by Damien and Nigel Morrison of San-Mateo stud, the sale saw 129 rams sold out of 153 offered, resulting in a gross total of $255,900 and an average price of $1,984 per ram.