Sheep and Lamb supply eases at Ballarat
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- Jul 23, 2019
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Yarding - 17,139 (-1,195).
Lambs - 12,677 (-677).
Sheep - 4,462 (-1,318).
Lamb supply eased to 12,677 and sheep numbers also decreased to 4,462 head this week at Ballarat. Quality was more mixed and there was not as much weight on offer. Most of the usual buying group attended and operated in a firm to dearer market in places. Heavy lambs sold to $314/head, with the better covered lambs averaging over 1,050c/kg cwt at times. Feeders paid from $110 to $235/head for lambs.
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Light weight 2 score lambs weighing 12-18kg sold from $110 to $188/head. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs weighing 18-22kg made from $172 to $230/head to average 965c/kg. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs weighing 22-24kg sold from $215 to $257/head, varying from 935c to 1,070c to average 1,000c/kg cwt. Merino lambs weighing 16-20kg sold from $170 to $175 and those weighing 20kg plus made from $186 to $207/head. Hoggets sold from $122 to $210/head for crossbreds.
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Sheep quality varied from average to good, as heavy crossbred ewes sold to $220/head, while sheep primarily sold close to last week’s levels.Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep made from $81 to $116/head to average 580c/kg cwt. Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep made from $109to $155/head, varying from 500c to 630c, with Merino mutton averaging approximately 575c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $166 to$180, as heavy Merino wethers made to $148/head. Medium weights sold from $124 to $161/head. Heavy Merino sheep varied from 590c to640c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 5 score crossbred sheep sold from $138 to $220/head. Rams sold from $70 to $130/head
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