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Tassie livestock prices hold up well

AS we near the end of the 2026 autumn weaner calf sales, last week we headed down to Powranna where Nutrien yarded 3,431 cattle with another excellent line-up of mainly Angus bred weaners.

beef cattle

Wool market on an upward trajectory

After a week off for the Easter Recess the wool market resumed its upwards trajectory in a very solid fashion.

Wool

Lamb price holding up

MOST of the talk around the saleyards still remains in relation to the very good livestock prices being achieved over the past few months, but there is also some concerns on the effects of the Middle East war and in particular fuel prices.

lamb in fridge

Roger River Dolomite

Offroaders boast performance plus

CFMOTO Australia has announced the arrival of its most powerful sports side-by-side vehicles to date, confirming the launch of the all-new ZFORCE Z10 and ZFORCE Z10-4, with the first units expected to reach Australian dealers in May.

zforce z10

Delmade helps when you are stuck in a rut

DELMADE has the solution to the problem of irrigation wheel ruts.

Delmade Rut Filler - in use

Dry drives fall in sheep flock

MEAT Livestock Australia has released their forward predictions on the size of Australia’s sheep flock with strong indications that we have yet to see any signs of a flock re-build.

Lamb

Roger River Dolomite

All correct and back on track

AMID the turmoil and gyrations of world markets the wool market found some stability after a two-week correction and moved slightly upwards on Tuesday last week but with a renewed sense of purpose.

Wool spindles

Lamb is still hitting highs

HARD to believe we are coming into Easter 2026 and most livestock prices and trends are tracking in a positive direction.

LAMBS

Murray Greys in demand

A LARGE crowd enjoyed a very happy day at the Woodbourn Murray Grey Sale at Cressy, on Monday, March 23.

Woodburn Murray Greys

Roger River Dolomite

Wait for wool market to regain its Mojo

THE Australian wool market continued its correction this week as anticipated and then also found a base on the second day of selling with many types firming up a little.

Wool handling