IT was buyers' market at Ballarat's crossbred ewe sale Thursday when demand for young ewes got away to a solid start before fading quickly after the opening lane of sales.
Offering a quality penning of 26,000 in idyllic weather conditions, the opening lane of sales made anticipated values between $185 and a market top of $213 a head.
But once the premium inquiry was satisfied, remaining sales of one-and-a-half year-olds quickly slipped back into a trading range of $140-$165, or $10-$20/head below expectation.
Ewe lambs met keen inquiry throughout, with joinable size lines sold from $130 to $162 a head, while smaller backgrounder lambs made $90-$125.
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