Bendigo Blue Ribbon first cross sheep sale

McKean McGregor director Alex Collins described the sale as "exceptional".

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00:00Our one-year-old and one-and-a-half-year-old ewes were exceptionally strong.

00:03They made up to a top of $480 for the Cartwright ewes.

00:07We had the Broome and Lowry sheep make $470.

00:11I think also the Golden Wattles and the Hay sheep made about that money.

00:16They all went back to repeat buyers in the Western District and the South of Victoria,

00:20the Ballarat District particularly strong here as well.

00:23Then we saw a really solid floor in the one-year-old and one-and-a-half-year-old sheep

00:27of sort of $430 through to sort of $450 or $160.

00:31And then we got inside on some lighter sheep and they sold exceptionally well,

00:35either side of $400 for most of those.

00:37And it took a light one-year-off type sheep to make anywhere under $350.

00:41Tops of the ewe lambs, $430.

00:43The Melroses topped out at $430 there.

00:47Went to repeat buyers from the Ballarat District and got split a couple of ways there.

00:52D.R. Collins & Partners, $425.

00:53Then we saw a lot of ewe lambs, you know, the better-end ewe lambs make $360 to $380.

00:58That was good going on the day and given where the job's at.

01:03And I thought the back half of our ewe lambs were exceptionally strong.

01:07You know, Gippsland buyers, Tasmanian buyers and the fellas in the South and the Southwest

01:12really soaked up most of those sheep.

01:14And they all made, you know, anywhere from $250 for the very, very lightest end

01:19through to $320 or $330 for the mid-range type.

01:21So they look very strong on the day and they'll go to good feed down there

01:25and do very well for everyone's purchasing needs down there.

01:31It was fair buying and fair selling on the day.

01:33So we've had a good day here at Bendigo.