19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (494+ words) Returns were solid at the Mount Pleasant saleyard on Thursday last week. Nutrien Fawcett Livestock auctioneer Ashley Fawcett said that on the cattle side, cows and heavier cattle in particular drew good bidding. "Cows went up to 400c/kg, which was…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (628+ words) Despite offering a few more rams this year, Wrattenbullie stud still notched up a modest rise in average and one of the best averages of the SA Poll Dorset studs this selling season. After a couple of very strong sales,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) The Poll Merino breed took centre stage in the sheep shed in the second half of the 2026 Royal Adelaide Show as the feature breed. Competition was strong with some classes having more than 20 sheep in them from SA, Vic and…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (779+ words) Burra Community School's show team overcame various challenges in the lead up to this year's Royal Adelaide Show, in a case that shows the commitment students have to getting to the showpiece event. A copper toxicity issue within their sheep,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1100+ words) Ella Matta's 2025 sale was described as the South Australian 'sheep sale of the year', but the Kangaroo Island stud has outdone itself this year with an extraordinary three-breed ram sale near Parndana on Friday. Grossing more than $1.1 million, the Heinrich…...

1+ year, 16+ hour ago   (625+ words) On the back of two challenging seasons, Vanita stud still managed to present an outstanding lineup of rams for their annual sale, held last week on the Geue family's property near Kingston SE. Nutrien stud stock's Richard Miller commended the…...

18+ hour, 49+ min ago   (715+ words) Repeat local buyers ensured Seriston's 27th annual White Suffolk and Suffolk ram sale at Avenue Range was one of its best with a big jump in averages. But it was a WA stud, Venturon Livestock, Boyup Brook, which secured the $5200 sale…...

21+ hour, 41+ min ago   (450+ words) The overall average increased almost $500 from 2025 at a three-breed ram sale on the Limestone Coast last week. Vanita, Kingston, sold a total of 119 rams to an average of $1628, up from last year's average of $1172. Owned by the Geue family, the…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (388+ words) It may have been school holidays last Friday, but young aspiring sheep breeder Elliot Higgs got down to business at Ella Matta's massive three-breed ram sale on Kangaroo Island. While most 12-year-olds are likely badgering their parents for a phone,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (461+ words) A spirited gallery of bidders resulted in a strong ram sale for the Clothier family's Woolumbool stud at their 38th annual on-property ram sale held at Woolumbool, near Lucindale, last week. Across three breeds, 188 rams sold of the 200 offered. In the…...