Much better market this week at Ballarat

Yarding: 30,386

Lamb numbers slipped to 23,150 penned, quality varied through the trade and store categories with a range from plain to excellent, well finished lambs in short skins with good weight and shape were limited and in demand. There was an excellent run of extra heavy export weights offered. Not all the usual buyers were present in a market that opened much stronger to a week ago, then become erratic over the trade and store weights as buyers become selective. However, heavy trade and extra heavy export weight categories remained strong throughout the sale.

Light store and trade lambs sold to $4 to $8/head dearer with store buyers putting the pressure on processors. The general run of medium and heavy trade gained $5, with the really well presented lambs in short skins to $10/head dearer. Extra heavy export lambs were again in high demand selling to a top of $324, gaining $10 to $14/head.

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Lambs back to the paddock made from $33 to $150 and $153 to $170/head to feed on. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $122 to 149/head, averaging 790c to 810c/kg cwt. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $145 to $189/head, 22 to 26kg sold $174 to $220/head, to average 800c to 820c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $210 to $260 and over 30kg made from $260 to 324/head, to average of 810c to 825c/kg cwt. Crossbred Hoggets sold from $90 to $180 and the Merino’s were limited and sold to $38 to $103/head.

Mutton Numbers dropped to 7,236 yarded. Not all the usual buyers were on the rail in a market with mixed results. Merino wethers made from $38 to $118 for the lighter weights and the heavier weights sold from $110 to $139, selling firm to $8 dearer. Light weight Merino ewes made from $38 to $134, and the heavier weights sold from $114 to $152, selling mostly firm. Light crossbred mutton made from $26 to $106, selling firm and heavy weights sold from $108 to $166, slipping $15 to $20/head.

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