Merino

But October 31st, you know, you guys, it's the National Hug of Sheep Day and you guys are making sure that you celebrate it.

But also you've got some great things coming, you know, from the merino wool.

Like you've got Christmas markets that happen in Quilby every year where a lot of people are putting – distinctive, you know, Merino products there for people to buy.

It's just part of the DNA of Quilby now.

Oh, absolutely.

It has been.

It's what founded the town in some aspects too.

So, yeah, Merino wool.

All categories rebounded from last week, with lamb prices gaining $10 to $15 a head, with processor and feeder competition.

Extra heavyweight lambs reached a top of $313, while Merino ewe lambs and hoggets sold at $264.

to restocker buyers.

A good yarding of mutton yarded saw all weight categories regain on last week's loss, with stores up $30 a head.

Heavyweights sold from $220 to $254, and the extra heavyweight lambs sold from $245 up to $313 a head.

Ram lambs sold to processors from $120 to $230 weight-dependent.

The Merino Store Weather Hoggets gained, selling from $102 to $160.

Mediumweights made $170 to $202.

And I paired that with a very basic cotton tee, $7.99, nothing particularly special, to honor the fashion principles of the auntie's pod.

So I brought with me a Merino wool sweater.

And this Merino wool sweater was hand-knit by my late grandmother's sister.

For her.

So I brought that with me.

But you can pair that with a base layer.

Merino wool works so well.

That keeps that sweat away from your skin and it's light, but yet adds warmth without holding moisture together with a breathable shell.

like my coat there, that setup keeps you drier on long hikes than a single heavy waterproof jacket would, right? Because when you get moving on a hike and you start to get warm, and maybe you don't need the rain jacket anymore because the rain has stopped.

can confirm uh i don't i don't want to know that

so is this where um briefs beat boxers or boxers beat briefs with i don't know boxers the water can just flow right through without you know anything you don't sure i i don't want to get into that conversation do you do you want do you want to talk about your underwear

You know, Costco has a surprisingly good collection of Merino wool caps, tops, bottom and base layers and socks.

But as the helpful chat says, check the Merino label because sometimes it's only 5% Merino.

Now, Angus, where are you and what are you up to today?

G'day Warwick, I'm standing in the shade because it's pretty warm here at the Witchy Sail Yards and the Nutrien Merino sail has just wrapped up and it's been a very, very solid sail but to get someone to run us through how it all went, I've got Nick Byrne here, Nutrien auctioneer.

Nick must be pleased with how it all went this morning.

Yeah, certainly were, Angus.

Now, let's get into the results because the top pen sold for some pretty big dollars.

I think probably, well, we all knew the dollars would be there because of the sales that we've had.

The Merino sales for the Riverina have been very solid and similar story here today.

Yeah, our top lines of sheep, of which one of our main vendors you know very well, Gus, but selling well in excess of $400 at a top price, I think was $462.

Heavier weights from $3.69 to $3.90.

The fill hole lambs sold from $2.40 to $2.89. Merino lambs sold from $1.88 to $3.02 and their average is $1,040.

Dorper type sold from $3.02 to $3.29. Feeders and restockers paid $2.12 to $2.75 and from $1.40 to $2.19 for lighter weights.

They paid $308 for young merino ewes.

Sheep supply was up at 4,200 and the quality was good.

The usual buying group operating in a strong market with some excellent pens of heavy Merino weathers yarded.

Merino ewes made to 308, crossbred ewes to 390, heavy shorn weathers to 340 and Graham Pimer at Horsham from LA.

I think the market's been hot in the sheep market at Hamilton today too.