Prime Sheep, Lamb
March 14
Total Yarding: 8329
Category (Qty) $/hd
- Suckers XB: (n/a) top (n/a), av (n/a)
- Lambs Merino: (274) top $134.20, av $104.91
- Lambs XB: (3081) top $166, av $111.06
- Hoggets XB: (139) top $171, av $132.54
- Wethers Merino: (1076) top $159.20, av $93.77
- Ewes XB: (555) top $62.20, av $119.30
- Ewes Merino: (1248) top $159.20, av $93.69
Lamb numbers eased for a mixed quality offering. Light lambs and unfinished trade weights made up the bulk of the yarding with ideal trade weights and heavy lambs in very limited numbers.
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The 2 score restocking lambs were $10 to $15 dearer selling from $83 to $122/head. Medium trade weights gained $7 and heavy trades were firm with most selling from $120 to $148/head. Heavy lambs ranged from $147 to $166/head with carcass prices 580c to 610c/kg cwt. The best of the heavy hoggets reached $162/head.
Mutton numbers declined and the quality was fair to good. Prices were $10 to $15/head dearer with more weight on offer. Medium weight ewes sold from $84 to $136/head for long skinned Merinos. Heavy crossbred ewes reached $162 and Merinos $159/head. Heavy Merino wethers $148 to $157/head with carcass prices averaging around 480c/kg cwt.
Prime Cattle
March 15
Total Yarding: 1186
There was only a slight increase in numbers and the quality was fair to good.
Yearlings made up the bulk of the yarding and feeders purchased most which include a larger offering of heavy weights in forward condition.
Prime grown steers and bullocks were well back in numbers and around 220 cows were offered.
Light restocking weaner steers sold to 328c and plain light heifers made 278c/kg.
Medium weight steers were 8c dearer to feeder orders and the better covered heavy weights lifted 14c with medium and heavy weights selling from 260c to 296c/kg.
Medium weight feeder heifers were 4c dearer from 250c to 275c/kg. Heavy trade steers and heifers were limited and eased 5c to 8c to sell from 252c to 289c/kg.
Grown steers to process were back 6c selling between 246c and 265c/kg.
Medium weights 2 score cows were up to 20c cheaper selling from 140c to 190c and the heavy 3 and 4 scores declined 13c to 15c to sell from 170c to 215c/kg to averaged 200c/kg.
Category Weight (Qty) c/kg, $/hd
- Light Steers <350: (108) top 328.6c/kg, $1022/hd, av 282.7c/kg, $807/hd
- Light Heifers <350: (182) top 311c/kg, $874/hd, av 246c/kg, $735/hd
- Trade Steers 351-500: (284) top 298c/kg, $1396/hd, av 279.9c/kg, $1164/hd
- Trade Heifers 351-500: (190) top 285c/kg, $1170/hd, av 248c/kg, $994/hd
- Export Steers 501+: (102) top 288c/kg, $1651/hd, av 265.1c/kg, $1424/hd
- Export Heifers 501+: (12) top 258c/kg, $1445/hd, av 238.6c/kg, $1276/hd
- Cows: (242) top 258.2c/kg, $1763/hd, av 185c/kg, $1043/hd
- Bulls <700: (22) top 283.2c/kg, $1445/hd, av 226.5c/kg, $872/hd
- Bulls >700: (5) top 245c/kg, $2411/hd, av 227.7c/kg, $2027/hd
Upcoming sales
- Store Cattle: Friday, March 23, 10am
- Goat Sale: Monday, April 9, noon