New centre record of $344 for Lambs at Ballarat
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- Jun 18, 2019
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Yarding - 22,879 (+663).
Lambs - 17,897 (+2209).
Sheep - 4982 (-1546).
Numbers increased to 17,897 lambs this week at Ballarat, in another good quality yarding. A mix of all weights were penned. An excellent run of heavyweight lambs were yarded. The regular buying group operated in a dearer market, with heavy and extra heavy lambs $10 to $20/head dearer. The trade weight lambs sold $10 to $12/head up on last week. Heavy lambs reached $344 for a centre record, with 10 sales above $300/head, representing 1,030 lambs. The medium trade weights sold from $203 to $239/head, averaging 930c/kg cwt. Trade weight lambs at times sold close to the 1,000c/kg cwt mark. Restockers and feeders paid from $143 to $226 for lambs and from $16 to $106/head for lighter lots. Light trade weight Merino lambs sold to $147/head.
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Light weight 2 score lambs weighing 12-18kg sold from $108 to $165/head to average 850c/kg cwt. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs weighing18-22kg made from $158 to $218/head to average 970c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs weighing 22-24kg sold from $203to $239/head, or from 885c to 980c to average approximately 930c/kg cwt.
Heavy 3 to 4 score trade weight lambs weighing 24-26kg sold from $219 to $250/head to average close to 945c/kg cwt. Export lambs weighing 26-30kg made from $249 to $269/head to average 910c/kg cwt. Extra heavy export lambs 30kg plus sold from $269 to $344/head.Hoggets sold from $124 to $164 for crossbreds, as Merinos reached $136/head.
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Sheep numbers were back at 4,982 and there was not as much weight yarded this week. Most of the usual buying group operated in a generally firm market on the heavier sheep and a few dollars easier on the plainer lighter sheep. Heavy crossbred ewes sold to $245/head.Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep made from $64 to $110 to average 520c/kg, with very light 1 scores receiving from $20 to $65/head.Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep made from $105 to $160/head, varying from 510c to 635c, with Merino mutton averaging close to575c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino wethers sold to $177, averaging 660c, as medium weights sold from $108 to $165/head to average close to 610c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score crossbred sheep sold from $132 to $245/head to average 600c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $36 to $200/head.
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