Prime Sheep, Lamb
August 7 | Yarding: 5406
Lamb numbers eased and the quality was mixed. The market sold to a similar rate for the light and trade lambs but eased $5/head on the heavy weights. Light new season lambs sold to $145 to trade buyers and $169/head to restockers.
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The 2 score processing lambs were firm $103-$138/head. Medium and heavy trade old lambs $142-$189/head, average 800c/kg cwt. Heavy old lambs made $176-$210, and extra heavy lambs made $210-$236/head or 780-820c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino lambs sold from $156-$165/head. Very heavy hoggets reached $205/head.
Mutton numbers declined and the quality was mixed. Prices were firm to $2/head dearer. Medium weight ewes sold from $115-$146/head. Heavy crossbred ewes made $166-$237/head, while most averaged 560-600c/kg cwt.
Category, Qty, $/Hd
- Suckers XB, 217, top $206; Ave $176
- Lambs Merino, 452, top $168; Ave $116
- Lambs XB, 1691, top $236; Ave $165
- Hoggets XB, 90, top, $210; Ave $168
- Wethers Merino, 1212, top $202; Ave $146
- Ewes XB, 431, top $237; Ave $185
- Ewes Merino, 471, top $205; Ave $138
Prime cattle
August 8 | Yarding: 583
Numbers eased and the quality was mixed. Young cattle made up the bulk of the yarding and restockers and feeders were most active. There were only a few grown steers and heifers, with 81 cows offered. Not all the usual buyers attended, but the market held firm on most categories, with the heavy cows improving a few cents and breed related price changes.
Weaner steers to restockers sold from 245-310c, with heifers making from 220-260c/kg. Medium and heavy weight feeder steers sold from 285-323c, while the heifers made from 259-290c/kg. Trade cattle sold from 260-290c/kg.
Heavy two tooth steers to feed sold from 325-330c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows were firm, making from 140-225c, while heavy cows sold to a dearer trend, from 220-258c, to average 245c/kg.
Category, Weight, Qty, c/kg, $/Hd
- Light steers, 350, 160, top 323.2, $1046; Av 277.5, $708
- Light heifers, 350, 209, top 290 $909; Av 241, $595
- Trade steers, 351-500, 57, top 325 $1495, Av 298.1, $1187
- Trade heifers 351-500, 29, top 290, $1179; Av 262, $1024
- Export steers, 501+, 19, top 330, $1731; Av 313.2, $1657
- Export heifers, 501+, 1, top 290, $1740; Av -
- Cows, 81, top 258, $2090; Av 207.7, $1083
- Bulls, 700, 9, top 240, $1323; Av 199.1, $572
- Bulls, 700, 8, top 240, $2532; Av 221.9, $1971