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All the listings from this week's paper!

All the listings from this week's paper!

Another off week for wool market

2nd October 2026 The Australian wool market had another ‘off week’ with prices continuing to drift lower with a growing quality disparity evident across the catalogues.

Wool

Northern rain just in time

At the time of writing, there has already been some reasonable rain across much of the north of the state with more forecast.

Rain gauge

Livestock, fodder and clearing sales this week

Every Friday, your quick guide to sales around the state.

Salesfeed

Wool market lacklustre

THE Australian wool market continued with its lacklustre performance this week losing a further 12 cents across the week although again the fine and superfine market was very well supported while the medium merino segment struggled.

Lambs

COUNTRY CLASSIFIEDS

All the classifieds from this week's paper.

All the classifieds from this week's paper.

Local butcher interest in heavy lambs

HERE we are near the end of September and interstate lamb saleyards are starting to be dominated by new seasons lambs although here in Tassie and Western Victoria we are still a good month to six weeks away from any numbers.

Pen of sheep

Friday Salesfeed is your easy-to-find guide to what's for sale

Check out the livestock, fodder and clearance sales here every week.

Salesfeed

New Victorian terminal for King Island cattle underway

A new Victorian livestock and freight terminal could eventually provide a direct mainland route for about 20,000 King Island cattle a year

Bass Strait Freight’s Matthew Flinders IV, which is being prepared for expanded livestock operations as the company develops its new Victorian freight base at Port Anthony.

Wool market realigns

A WEEK of realignment and reflection for the Australian wool market this week as the previously mentioned price resistance came to the fore enough to drag prices lower. It was not a shellacking by any means, and most people in the trade are still confident that the upwards trend will be re-established again once demand picks up. It does however give processors a chance to build some stocks at better price levels and the largest combing mills took that opportunity during the week both in Australia and also in South Africa.

Shearing