Competition not as keen for Lambs at Ballarat
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- Jun 04, 2019
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Yarding - 26,456 (-2126).
Lambs - 19,595 (-697).
Sheep - 6861 (-1465).
Lamb numbers were similar to last week, with 19,595 yarded for the usual following of buyers. Quality was mostly good, but not as many heavy lambs were penned. Competition was not as keen, with not all trade and export buyers operating fully. Lambs mainly eased from $10to $20/head. Heavier lambs were to $30/head easier on the limited number. Heavy Lambs sold to $284, with medium trade weights 22-24kgmaking from $191 to $222/head, to average approximately 865c/kg cwt. Restockers and feeders were very active, paying from $136 to $195and from $80 to $114/head for plainer light types. Merino lambs sold to $220/head. Young 1.5 year old crossbred ewes sold to restockers at$214/head.
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Light weight 2 score lambs 12-18kg sold from $110 to $146/head. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs 18-22 kg made from $160 to $195/head to average close to 840c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs weighing approximately 865c/kg cwt.
Heavy 3 to 4 score trade weight lambs 24-26kg sold from $238 to $269/head. Extra heavy export lambs 30kg plus sold from $268 to$284/head. Merino hoggets made to $135 and crossbred hoggets sold from $156 to $180/head.
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The sheep yarding of 6,861 eased on last week. There were larger numbers of lighter sheep penned. The medium and heavy sheep sold to strong competition to be to $10/head up on last week in places. Heavy crossbred ewes reached $278/head. Light and very light sheep sold from unchanged to a few dollars easier. Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep made from $70 to $112 to average approximately 550c, with very light 1 scores making from $48 to $78/head. Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep sold from $88 to $160/head, receiving from 470c to 660c, as Merino mutton averaged close to 620c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $170 to $192, as heavy Merino wethers made from $150 to$180/head. Medium weights sold from $115 to $177/head. Heavy Merino sheep received from 600c to 665c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score crossbred sheep sold from $138 to $278/head to average 630c/kg cwt. Rams made from $50 to $198/head for a dearer result
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