First cross ewe sale at Forbes

Adam Chudleigh, MCC Chudleigh Dobell gives a roundup on the sale as temperatures hit 42 degrees in Forbes.

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00:00Pretty positive day here today, a very hot day, 41 or 42 degrees but

00:04yarded about 15,000 sheep, a very good run of ewe lambs, they topped out at $410 for the Doors

00:10ewe lambs, Stephen Doors' ewe lambs, but consistently you needed $350 up to $400 to buy a good

00:17jointable ewe lamb. Got on some very good scans, one and a half year old ewes, they topped out

00:21an equal top at $435 for the Matiski family and the Bolum family, which is still a great result.

00:26If there was any value, they were probably the best value on the day, I reckon.

00:29We got on to some older ewes and they topped out at $400, but you pretty consistently

00:32needed $270 or $350 for some older scans ewes and Marinos were around that $200 to $230 mark.

00:39But overall, it was a very well supported sale and I think it was positive and a definitely

00:45value for both buyer and vendors were happy with the result they got too.

00:50Now the common theme from a lot of vendors has been about what a tough season it's been

00:54to get their sheep to this point.

00:55Do you think that had any impact on the vendors or the competition?

00:59The taps turned off here in the last six months and paddock feed has been very tough.

01:04And we're getting to a point now where water is becoming extremely short.

01:10Luckily in the east we've had a bit more rain and things are okay there, but around here

01:16it is tough.

01:18It is tough, but the vendors have done an extremely good job on presenting the sheep.

01:23Yes, they've had to throw a bit of grain at them to grow them out to their potential,

01:27but they've done an unbelievable job in a pretty trying last six months in getting them for

01:31this sale.

01:32So it's a full credit score.

01:33Twenty-five percent of our buying today come from east and south of Forbes.

01:37You've got your Oranges, your Bathys, your Blainys, your Cowras, down to Goulburn, Crookwall,

01:43and we had a very strong buyer from around Area Park to put a very good line of eulamps together.

01:48All south and east of us because you go north or west of here and she's pretty ordinary.

01:53one Falloutch and a fraternity.

02:12And you've got this together.

02:16Now, one first is last.