RELATED: Bendigo cattle sales 26.05.2015
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BOTH lamb and sheep numbers continued to decline. Quality remained mixed, with only limited supplies of well finished trade and export lambs on offer.
The regular buying field operated and the lamb market did open dearer before losing some momentum later in the sale.
Overall the better quality slaughter lambs averaged about $2 to $4/head dearer than a week ago in a fluctuating sale. The market reached a top of $190/head for extra-heavy export lambs.
The mutton sale was cheaper, with not all the regular export orders operating.
There weren't as many lightweight lambs yarded compared to recent weeks and price results varied according to quality and type.
Most light lambs to slaughter sold from $84 to $116/head. There was limited restocking activity of up to $106.50 for store lambs displaying reasonable frame-size, while odd pens of very small and plain lambs sold from $31 to $56/head.
The lead pens of trade weight lambs sold from $130 to $155/head, with the better presented lambs returning over 600¢, but the average over the general run was 570¢ to 580¢/kg cwt.
There were some strong sales of heavy lambs early in the market before competition eased later in the auction. Most export lambs weighing over 28kg cwt sold from $162 to $175, with only a handful of sales of extra-heavy types above $180 to a market top of $190/head. Export lambs averaged an estimated 570¢/kg cwt.
The smaller yarding of mutton comprised a mix of most weights and grades. Prices were cheaper than a week ago, although the best lines of Merino sheep still made over 370¢/kg cwt. Prices reached a top of $132.20/head for a small pen of extra heavy crossbred wethers.
Heavy first-cross ewes sold from $98 to a top of $122, while woolly Merino ewes reached $124.60/head.
Producers please note: All lambs and sheep presented for sale are musty be curfewed prior to transport in line with industry standards. Lambs and sheep should be crutched and well presented for sale. Current 2013 NVDs should be filled in and completed correctly; if you require any assistance with the new NVD, please contact your agent. NVDs must accompany all stock.
AVERAGES
LAMBS
G Freemantle (28) Bet Bet $190.00
Dakota Past Co (97) Kerang $190.00
D Leathbridge (55) Lalbert $186.00
Nedna P/L (31) Willangie $185.00
A Hodge (26) Mansfield $179.00
Cornelia Creek (64) Koyuga $178.00
CA & ML Robertson (18) Lake Marmal $177.20
F & M Schmidt (59) Pyramid Hill $176.00
G Watson (31) Rochester $172.20
S & A Baker (50) Baringhup $170.00
Kaniera (128) Culgoa $170.00
R & N Broom (73) Bridgewater $170.00
R & N Elliott (34) Rochester $168.00
B & S Vinnicombe (60) Barham $167.00
RG & T Baines (20) Shelbourne $167.00
JJ Boyd (32) Boort $166.00
Des O'Donoghue (107) Kamarooka Nth $165.00
A,L,B & R McIntosh (13) Colbinabbin $163.00
Kaniera Holdings (100) Culgoa $161.00
O'Sullivan Farming (49) Goornong $160.00
S & HM Gray (32) Moama $158.60
Heighton P/S (50) Wycheproof $157.00
TW McCormack & Sons (36) Elmore $156.50
O'Sullivan Farming (49) Goornong $156.00
Faraday Valley (77) Benalla $155.00
Riverbank Past (91) Tocumwal $152.00
MD Connors (79) Moama $152.00
Anden W/S (34) Willangie $150.00
Kellalac Past (127) Newbridge $150.00
W & SA Polkinghorne (43) Berrimal $148.00
G & D Gall (67) Goorambat $148.00
AR McLean (101) Rushworth $148.00
S & L Carless (103) Moliagul $148.00
Pompapiel Past (24) Raywood $146.00
M & P Tyquin (49) Canary Island Sth $140.00
GR Dobson (26) Echuca $135.00
Churnside & Hartley (48) Lockington $135.00
I & J Whatley ( 50) Goornong $134.00
R & C Dickinson (87) Strathallan $134.00
Harney Past Co (126) Elmore $130.00
W Egan (264) Gunbower $124.00
MERINO LAMBS
Nedna P/L (18) Willangie $109.00
Wanup Past (157) Mitiamo $95.00
D Danaher (104) Strathallan $65.60
MERINO WETHERS
R Malone (97) Lancefield $108.00
Wanup Pastoral $96.00
CROSSBRED EWES
WL.LG & RK Boyd (12) Boort $132.20
T & J Demeo (49) Raywood $122.00
Ilfracombe (20) Donald $119.20
Nedna P/L (19) Wollangie $119.20
A,L,B & R McIntosh (16) Colbinabbin $117.00
AG & SM Butler (14) Heathcote $110.00
H Bedford (20) Bulla $110.00
MERINO EWES
Barbetti Property Trust (36) Nullawil $124.60
HL Naylor (38) Cohuna $100.60
RW Heley (168) Swan Hill $80.00
D Danaher (12) Stathallan $70.00
Nedna P/L (12) Willangie $69.00
RAMS
Ilfracombe (5) Donald $81.60
AT & F Bail (7) Kotta $76.60
Order of sale for week ending June 6: Elders 6 & 4; FP Nevins & Co 2 & 6; Ellis Nuttall & Co 1 & 3; Rodwells 5 & 2; Landmark 4 & 1; McKean & McGregor 3 & 5.
Market information provided by MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service.