No Lamb momentum yet at Bendigo

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Softer lamb market at Bendigo as buyers again became more selective around quality and presentation amid reports most abattoirs have reasonable supplies around them. The best lambs with weight and in short skins were the least affected, quoted as $5 to $8 easier by selling agents. Plainer lambs in untidy skins or lacking finish fell by $10 and up to $20 per head across some of the trade categories. Lighter weight MK processing lambs and small Merino lambs sold at similar levels to a week ago.  

There was more weight in the heavy export lambs this week with the top price of $252 for lambs estimated at 38-40kg cwt. Most of the lead pens of heavy lambs over 30kg cwt sold from $190 to $230/head. Where the market did loose some momentum was on the heavy trade lambs with key domestic buyers not showing as much support at $145 to $175 for most. Agents quoted a rate of 640c to 670c/kg cwt for the majority of the heavier and better presented processing lambs,with rates than under 640c/kg on the plainer types and dipping under 600c for secondary trades. 

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The sheep market showed some dearer results for big heavy ewes but this demand steadied and the overall result was similar mutton prices to a week ago. Some extra heavy meat breed ewes sold to $132 and Merinos to $120 but the majority of sheep remained in the range of $50 to $100/head.

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