NEW ground is being broken in developing a cuts-based grading model for the lamb industry that will pave the way for greater value generation through segregation of cuts based on quality. The beef Meat Standards Australia program led to dramatic improvements in consumer satisfaction and how processors and brand owners...
MEMBER NOTICE The DSSA are seeking expression of interest from exhibitors and vendors for the National Show and Southern Region Sale. This year’s National Show will be held in conjunction with the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, and the Southern Region Supreme Dorper & White Dorper Sale. To submit your...
The buyer of both the $13,500 top-priced Dorper ram and $5000 top-priced White Dorper ram at the 2023 BreedElite Eastern Region Dorper and White Dorper Sale at Dubbo on Friday were the same bidder. Clayton Mack, Macks Dorpers and White Dorpers, Inglestone, Qld, snapped up some quality stock to kick...
MILLMERRAN operation Bellevue Dorpers enjoyed plenty of interest in its annual autumn ram sale, reaching a top of $4500. Hosted on AuctionsPlus, the Curtis family offered 119 rams, of which 95 sold during the two-day online sale while several more sold after its completion to bring the clearance rate to...
THE support of returning clients has helped drive Amarula Dorper and White Dorper stud to a $29,000 top at its 20th annual sale on Friday. Hot and windy conditions failed to deter buyers from gathering at the Kirkby family’s Gravesend property, Glenavon, in the hopes of taking home their share...
Dubbo is the word on Dorper producers’ lips with the Eastern Region Dorper and White Dorper Sale to entice buyers from across the country at the end of the month. The popular sale, which will take place on February 24 at the Dubbo Showground, will offer Dorper and White Dorper...
The 17th Annual Annalara Ram and Ewe Sale kicked off with repeat buyers filling the chairs and proving their confidence in the Cresswell family’s White Dorpers and Ultra Whites. Rams were in strong demand with 97 of 99 White Dorper rams selling to $5000 twice, for an average of $2417,...
The Dorper breed continued to dominate Australia’s meat sheep market in 2022, with a strong selling season on the back of optimum seasonal conditions. The breed’s strong performance through Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia saw record averages for on-property sales. Record selling year John Settree, Divisional Livestock Manager, Nutrien...
Insights into the dynamic sheep and lamb market, driven by seasonality, shifting demand and fast paced flock rebuilding. Click here to view the resource by AuctionsPlus. Key findings: Quarterly rainfall averages highlight distinct seasonal patterns, with all regions displaying their restocking trends differently since 2017. Purchasing trends for breeding ewes...
DSSA fears the welfare of the flock as well as the future supply of lamb is being put at risk by unregistered breeders selling rams from flocks that are not accredited ovine brucellosis (OB) free or in most cases never been tested. The devastating disease (OB) that causes abortions, infertility,...
