Buyer attendance grew at the 25th annual Rollesby Valley on-farm lamb sale last Thursday, as more farmers enjoyed a day off their farms and a chance to see a big line-up of top-quality lambs. A consistent sale from the first property to the last exceeded expectations, especially given the current market environment, PGG Wrightson agent Jo Higgins reported. The lambs were still in good order and did not show too much sign of dry conditions, and the sale was well-timed to meet the lift in demand from mid-Canterbury cropping farmers, with 85-90% of the lambs sold to that region. The lambs ranged from mixed-sex blackface to drafted whiteface lines to halfbred, and all met strong competition, with bidding brisk at all properties and a full clearance for the day. The biggest line sold was 830 head with a number over 500 as well.
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