Prime Sheep and Lamb
Wednesday, March 28
Yarding 7252
Lamb numbers eased slightly and the quality was mostly plain.
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Trade and heavy weights were limited and store lambs were best supplied.
Not all the usual buyers were operating in a slightly cheaper market.
Light store lamb went against the trend lifting up to $5 selling to $114 and heavier trade weights reached $126/head.
Trade lambs eased $2 and the medium and heavy weights sold from $113 to $138/head or 580c/kg cwt.
Heavy lambs eased $4 and made from $140 to $168/head. The best of the hoggets reached $137/head.
Mutton numbers declined and quality was mostly plain. Prices eased $4 to $5/head.
Medium weights sold from $75 to $114/head.
Heavy crossbreds ranged from $130 to $157/head.
Long skinned Merinos reached $160/head. Crossbred wethers topped at $168/head.
Market Report: MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service
- See mla.com.au
Cat (Qty), c/kg, $/hd
- Suckers XB (104): top $133, av $121.02
- Lambs Merino (91): top $110, av $96.13
- Lambs XB (3505): top $176, av $106.04
- Hoggets XB (193): top $169.20, av $82.07
- Wethers Merino (313): top $159.20, av $108.88
- Ewes XB (346): top $160, av $108.91
- Ewes Merino (1692): top $132, av $82.71
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