Lambs slightly dearer, Sheep slightly cheaper at Ballarat
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- Mar 13, 2019
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Lambs - 15,391 (+2702).
Sheep - 8524 (-4972).
Lamb supply increased to 15,391 this week at Ballarat. Quality varied from plain to good, with better finished lambs off fodder crops and grain in reasonable numbers. The usual buying group attended, with most operating in a firm to dearer market. Heavy and extra heavy lambs sold approximately firm, as quality trade weights sold from $2 to $5/head up on last week. The light lambs sold a few dollars dearer, with keen restocker, feeder and processor competition. Heavy lambs reached $189, with the 22-24kg trade weights making from $148 to $168.50/head. Feeders and restockers were active, paying from $111 to $146 for lambs, with lighter drafts receiving from $40 to $100, while heavy lamb feeders paid $197/head. Restockers also paid made $130 for crossbred ewes, and from $93 to $115/head for Merino wethers.
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Light weight 12-18kg lambs sold from $75 to $142/head. Light trade 2 and 3 score, 18-22kg lambs made from $129 to $156/head and averaged close to 675c/kg cwt. Medium trade weights, 3 and 4 score, 22-24kg, sold from $148 to $168.50/head and varied from 640c to 720c, to average close to 670c/kg cwt. The 24-26 kg lambs made from $162 to $176/head at close to 645c/kg cwt. The export weights sold from $169 to $189, and the few extra heavy export lambs made to $185/head.
There were 8,524 sheep yarded, back nearly 5,000 on last week. Some good runs of Merino and crossbred sheep were penned. Light sheep improved a few dollars, as medium weight sheep eased to $5 and the heavy sheep sold close to last week’s levels, with the plainer types easing to $5/head on quality. Merino wethers in a big fleece sold to $149, and crossbred ewes reached $138/head. Heavy Merino wethers sold from unchanged to $10/head up on last week.
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Light weight 2 score sheep sold from $42 to $71 and averaged close to 370c/kg cwt, with very light sheep making from $5 to $58/head. Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep sold from $61 to $115/head, and varied from 315c to 420c, with the Merino mutton averaging close to 400c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $107 to $130, as the heavy Merino wethers sold from $97 to $149, while the medium weights made from $74 to $130/head and the heavy Merino sheep received from 400c to 435c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $85 to $138/head and averaged close to 370c, with the better covered ewes averaging over 400c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $5 to $60, as restockers paid to $100/head.
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