CROSSBRED ewe prices were in the buyers' favour at Corowa today.
Although more than 2000 ewes sold for more than $200, prices were up to $20 under yesterday Bendigo feature sale.
First-cross Border Leicester Merino ewe lambs were considerably cheaper than Bendigo.
The Corowa annual crossbred ewe feature sale attracted a big yarding of 18,000 sheep, including more than 1500 Merino ewes and 2000 Dorper crossbreds.
The opening pen of 141 2009-drop Border Leicester Merino ewes of Matt Drum, from Balldale, NSW reached $211.
But it wasn't until the fifth pen that Greg Koschitzke from Brocklesby, NSW, topped the market at $236.
Most of the 2009-drop ewes sold from $150 to $210.
LM Ferguson from Corowa topped the first cross ewe lambs at $182 for 267 March-April drop September shorn.
Most of the joinable ewe lambs sold from $145-$160.
Jim Everitt from Brocklesby was one vendor tempted to pass in his 163 lambs after they only made $150.
"I thought they might have made more because I reckon they were equal to the some of the top selling lambs," Mr Everitt said.
Merino ewes sold to $167, which was paid for 308 October shorn CentrePlus blood ewes sold on account of D&L Schoen from Corowa.
As in recent Corowa feature sales there was keen interest for the Dorper cross ewes.
A consignment of 2000 Dorper cross ewes of various ages on account of 'Ivanhoe' saw a pen of 27 Dorset cross lambs sell for $162, while a pen of 34 ewes with 34 lambs sold for $220.
The Dorper ewes which included mainly the black faced type averaged $140.
