Heavy Trade Lambs $20 dearer in places at Ballarat

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Sheep & Wool News
Jul 21, 2021
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Yarding - 18,961 (-4487)
Lambs - 14,974 (-2752)
Sheep - 3987 (-1735)

Agents penned 14,974 lambs and the quality ranged from plain to very good. Bidding was strong again this week, and all the usual buying group attended, which saw price increases overall categories. Finished heavy trade lambs off feed presenting with shorter skins and good fat cover sold to $20/head dearer in places. Overall, the market ended $5 to $12/head dearer.

Light trade lambs sold to $10 better, while medium trade was $5 to $10 dearer and heavy trade sold to $9/head stronger. Heavy and extra heavy export lambs sold extremely well to be $12 dearer, selling to a top of $312/head. Store buyers were present with some more active than others. Very light lambs back to the paddock sold mostly firm to a few dollars dearer. Lambs under 18kg sold from $82 to $180 and those over 18kg made from $172 to $192/head. Very light score 1 and 2 lambs to the processor to suit MK orders sold from $110 to $174, to be $7/head better. Lambs to the trade weighing 18 to 22kg sold from $174 to $223, while the 22 to 24kg range made from $208 to$258/head averaging from 915c to 935c/kg cwt.

Lambs weighing 24 to 26kg selling from $213 to $261/head, to average 940c to 960c/kg cwt. Export score 4 lambs sold from $246 to $294and those over 30kg sold to $312/head, to average 830c to 915c/kg cwt. Merino lambs sold from $83 to $168 for lightweights and sold to atop of $214/head for those weighing over 18kg cwt.

Sheep numbers decreased to 3,987 in a yarding where the quality was plain to good. Most of the processors were present but not all active in another strong market where heavy sheep sold $10 dearer and light weights sold firm to $10/head dearer in places. Heavy Merino wethers made from $181 to $197, while the lighter weights sold from $107 to $143/head. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $184 to $255 to average between 720c to 740c and extra heavy crossbred ewes sold to $250/head averaging 650c to 700c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $100 for crossbreds and Merinos made to $132/head.

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BALLARAT LAMB & SHEEP MARKET AVERAGES 20/7/2021
	LAMBS
86	R & TA Cook P/L, Hopetoun	$312
69	PFT Agg, Ascot	$312
78	La Rose, Blowhard	$310
75	D & P Lowry, Birchip	$306
66	Guthrie Farms, Dean	$306
50	DG Rowe & Sons, Bannockburn	$305
152	LL & HM Chibnall, Ascot	$300
145	KP Maher & Sons, Springbank	$300
56	X Toohey, Springbank	$298
34	I & D Porter, Lake Wongan	$297
75	Caverndale Farming P/L, Blowhard	$294
22	RE & AR Wardlaw, Avoca	$294
45	LT & TL Rowe, Sutherlands Creek	$288
43	ML Lee, Munro	$282
81	Cliffney Park, Ellerslie	$275
31	RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca	$274
65	P & V Mortlock Nominees, Dunluce	$271
32	BLC Farms, Kingston	$270
54	Weering Pastoral, Weering	$265
42	B & R Dickson, Trawalla	$265
33	JP Daly, Lismore	$265
83	T & P Missen, Werneth	$260
71	PA & JA Morcombe, Mena Park	$260
53	BP & JA Lanfranchi, Mt Hooghly	$260
11	Daryl Spalding, Lara	$260
69	Kelloe Grove P/L, Learmonth	$258
62	CG & BM Hogan, Birchip	$258
68	Greenvale Farming, Kingston	$257
54	N Sheehan, Dunnstown	$254
30	R & L Sanders, Werneth	$254
17	Glenore, Carisbrook	$254
69	Bunwarren Farming Co, Yendon	$253
10	Jock Davidson, Waubra	$250
92	GW & PD Birkett, Pootilla	$248
50	Loch Hope Noms, Leongatha	$248
87	MR & LM Horne, Cressy	$240
49	Myuna, Woorndoo	$234
10	BJ & FE Clancy, Winchelsea	$232
82	DJ & K Mortlock, Dunluce	$228
46	CJ & C Ruddle, Ellerslie	$228
15	N & C Symons, Ellerslie	$228
39	Rosevale Ridge P/L, Maroona	$225
34	AG Weir P/L, Dunluce	$223
33	JW Gray, Darlington	$223
72	DK Anders, Hexham	$222
29	CR & MR Burville, Ballan	$222
84	SW Martin, Concongella	$210

	XBRED SHEEP
21	J & S Matheson, Winchelsea	$268
23	Emu Hill, Linton	$238
10	PE & JE Barni, Melton	$231
96	Ipsen Agri P/L, Bowenvale	$230
27	Read Farming, Crossroads	$230
47	N & D Gadsden, St Arnaud	$220
15	Erinsvale P/L, Gordon	$220
13	Ag Weir P/L, Dunluce	$220
23	Ballark, Morrisons	$200
31	Coliban Heights, Spring Hill	$180

	MERINO EWES
148	AJ & MG Gordon, Dunluce	$255
27	N Winslade, St Arnaud	$193
20	T & M Cook, Lismore	$191
32	Lonsdale Pastoral, Lake Lonsdale	$175

	MERINO WETHERS
78	Selkirk Grazing Co, Westmere	$225
66	Richard Hayward Family Trust, Burrumbeet	$192
37	R & H Kent, Meredith	$190
28	PJ Commins, Ensasy	$190
80	Vincent Colla, Meredith	$169