Most Lambs and Mutton cheaper at Ballarat

Yarding: 46,953

Lamb numbers dropped considerably to 33,600 penned. Quality varied throughout the yarding, a large portion were lighter weights and plainer secondary types, however there were large runs of very well bred light store lambs that gained interest from feeders and restockers. All the usual buying group attended in a market that had mixed results.

Light store lambs sold dearer over the better quality larger lots then soften on the smaller plainer lots to be firm to $5/head Cheaper. Light trade sold $5 to 10/head softer. Medium trade sold to $5 dearer for the shorn well finish types and $4/head softer for the plainer lambs. Heavy trade gained $5 to $8/head for the better quality and plainer lots sold firm. Extra heavy export lambs had a limited offering and sold to $300/head selling to $8 stronger.

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Lambs back to the paddock made from $81 to $156 and $147 to 176/head to feed on. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $103 to 153/head, averaging 720c to 810c/kg cwt. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $146 to $194/head, 22 to 26kg sold $182 to $236/head, to average 810c to 880c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs over 26kg made from $230 to $300/head, to average of 850c to 865c/kg cwt. Hoggets from $50 to $132 for the Merino’s and $89 to $194/head for the crossbreds.

Mutton numbers increased after last week’s stronger market to 13,300 penned, quality ranged from plain to very good. Not all the buyers were active in a softer market across all categories. Merino wethers made from $40 to $134 for the lighter weights, selling to $25 softer in places. The heavy Merino wethers were in limited supply selling from $99 to $155, slipping $10 to $15/head, to average 400c to 450c/kg cwt. Light weight Merino ewes made from $25 to $110, selling $6 to $14 cheaper and the heavier weights sold from $106 to $138, to be $12 to $20/head softer to average 360c to 400c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred mutton made from $92 to $147 slipping $12 to $25 and the lighter weights made from $37 to $101/head, to average 320c to 400c/kg cwt.

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