Sheep Merino Ewe
The modern merino sheep were domesticated in australia and new zealand.
Sheep merino ewe. Offering merino ewes dorper sheep and more for sale regardless of whether youre looking to buy or sell farm tender is australias ultimate online marketplace. The top price was paid for 380 augustseptember 2019 drop ewe lambs weighing 46kgs and with 53mm long fleeces from jigsaw farms at hensley park near hamilton in victoria. It was originated in spain and it is highly prized for its wool.
Merino ewe lambs sell to 231. They sold to a nsw buyer at armidale. Auctioneers started bidding high and bids flowed freely at the 18th annual john wells memorial store sheep sale at jerilderie new south wales on friday.
The top price was paid for a line of mayjune drop karbullah blood ewe lambs weighing 25kg and with a 55mm fleeces at longreach in queensland. The merino sheep is a medium sized sheep breed and a very significant one in the sheep industry. The merino sheep is a very important and popular breed of domestic sheep.
Merino ewe lambs sell to 258 merino ewe lambs sold from 150 to 258 averaging 170 up 6 achieving a 74pc clearance rate. Having been around and prized for its extremely fine wool for centuries the merino sheep is a founding breed for many of the modern breeds found all around the world today.