Farm Tender

Solid Market at Ballarat this week

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Yarding - 17,139 (-1,195).
Lambs - 12,677 (-677).
Sheep - 4,462 (-1,318).

Lamb supply was back at 10,870 head in a mixed offering at Ballarat. Not all the usual buying group attended or operated fully. Heavy lambs were limited with the quailty trade weight lambs selling at time close to last weeks levels with demand from the local processes, the plainer types eased $5 to $10/head and more in places. Light weight Merino lambs sold from $128 to $138 with the heavier drafts sold from $169 to $180/head. Restockers and feeders paid from $125 to $167 for lambs and from $45 to $82/head for the lighter lots.

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Light weight 2 score lambs 12kg to 18kg sold from $100 to $160/head. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs 18kg to 22kg sold from $150 to $216/head to average 900c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs 22kg to 24kg sold from $187.50 to $260/head, ranging from 815c to 1070c to average 960c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score trade weight lambs 24kg to 26kg sold from $230 to $258/head to average around 980c/kg cwt. Export lambs 26kg to 30kg sold from $225 to $265/head. Hogget's sold from $110 to $258 for crossbred's and Merino's sold to $179/head.

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Sheep numbers were also back at 3657, the better covered sheep sold close to last weeks levels. Sheep generally selling $5 to $10/headeasier and more on heavier crossbred sheep. Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep made from $50 to $102 to average 500c/kg cwt with very light1 score making from $60 to $76/head. Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep sold from $89 to $136/head ranging from 420c to 580c with merino mutton averaging around 540c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $138 to $167/head. Heavy Merino wethers sold from $145 to$181, while medium weights sold from $122 to $143/head. Heavy Merino sheep ranged from 575c to 615c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 5 score crossbred sheep sold from $122 to $205/head to average 500c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $84 to $175/head.


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