$400 Lamb record twice at Ballarat

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May 28, 2025
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Yarding: 37,200

Lamb numbers increased slightly to 25,000, quality was again mixed with lambs off feed in excellent condition to lambs lacking weight and shape showing the sign of the dry cold conditions. Not all buyers were fully active in an buoyant market with price serges to $65/head dearer for extra heavy lambs, to break the lamb selling record at Ballarat. Light store lambs gained $9 to $15, light and medium trade sold $10 to $30 dearer and heavy trade gained $40/head.

Extra heavy export lambs sold to a record $400/head selling $50 to $65/head stronger to a week ago. Lambs back to the paddock made from $49 to $176 and lambs to feed on sold from $170 to $194/head. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $134 to $181/head. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $170 to $228/head, 22 to 26kg sold $214 to $293, depending on quality there was a wide average 880c to 1050c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $285 to $335 and over 30kg made from $320 to $400/head to average 1050c to 1100c/kg cwt. Merino lambs sold from $80 to $222/head.

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Mutton numbers increased to 12,200 penned, quality was mixed. Several ewes are being presented in lamb with the dry and cold conditions producers are off loading as feed and water shortages continue. Not all buyers were active in a market with mixed results, bidding was erratic throughout the sale with buyers discounting ewes that are showing in lamb.

Merino wethers sold from $67 to $167 for the lighter weights while the heavier Merino wethers made from $185 to $190, gaining $10/head. Merino ewes sold from $24 to $160, selling firm to $5 dearer for the light weights and the heavier weights made from $160 to $200, slipping $10/head. Crossbred mutton sold from $48 to $146, selling to $5 either side of firm for the lighter weights and from $134 to $256/head for the heavy weights, gaining $13/head. Most heavy weight mutton average from 500c to 650c/kg cwt.

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Ballarat Sheep & Lamb Averages 27/5/2025
	LAMBS
92	Thomas Ag, Ascot	$400
72	DL, KE, TG & LF Dean, Tourello	$400
122	Gervasoni's P/L, Smeaton	$399
34	LT & TL Rowe, Sutherlnds Creek	$398
157	Grigg Farms, Bungaree	$390
60	Caverndale Farming, Blowhard	$390
90	Bibby & Grant, Mininera	$380
83	Kelloe Grove, Learmonth	$380
66	P & V Mortlock, Campbelltown	$379
66	DJ Ross, Bald Hills	$370
33	TK Watson, Tatyoon	$369
21	Wrightson Seeds, Leigh Creek	$355
95	RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca	$342
55	Southern Seeds, Cardigan	$338
96	CI, HG & MR Lovett, Strathlea	$314
44	Clark & Lovett, Strathlea	$314
15	CJ Rogers, Lexton	$314
33	Commera, Creswick	$310
27	Trealla Farms, Wycheproof	$310
121	LC & RA Mayberry, Mitre	$309
18	Meek Family Business, Shelford	$306
55	C Goldsworthy Trust, Mortlake	$301
59	Boovando P/L, Glendaruel	$293
50	D Cleary, Blampied	$289
41	CJ & C Ruddle, Ballangeich	$289
39	Tourello Pastoral, Tourello	$285
16	Mt Monmot Perendales, Mt Emu	$280
47	DSJ Agri, Bung Bong	$275
46	H & B Klingler, Strezlecki	$275
43	JD Taylor, Smeaton	$275
44	C South, Lismore	$271
36	B & K Kershaw, Buckley	$271
77	Garvan Park, Rathscar West	$270
33	J Smith, Derrinallum	$270
44	Brentwood P/L, Porcupine Ridge	$260
19	NJ Amery. Beeac	$256
35	Windy Hill Co, Dunneworthy	$246
31	Pat Industries, Rokewood Junction	$242
41	GJ Coghlan, Lamplough	$240

	XBRED SHEEP
77	C Goldsworthy Trust, Mortlake	$256
46	Burnbrae Trading, Haddon	$250
23	IG & DA Porter, Lakaput	$248
184	Ferneigh Park Trust, Fiskville	$244
22	PJ McInnes, Narrapumelap	$240
49	Kinimonth Pastoral Co, Winchelsea	$220
21	Bruan Partnership, Leslie Manor	$215
20	C Hoiles, Birregurra	$214
13	AM & AL Nicholson, Morrl Morrl	$214
52	Everet Partnership,Timboon	$210
46	TK Watson, Tatyoon	$210
65	JCS Hay Enterprises, Mafeking	$189
13	PSM Farms, Cardigan	$186

	MERINO EWES
31	Cotswold Slopes, Cotswold	$200
74	Futura Kelpies, Connewarre	$164
38	Woodstock Pastoral, Avoca	$160
219	Boortkoi Pastoral Co, Hexham	$158
41	AO & JA Burrows, Kariah	$145
38	Burnbrae Pastoral, Inverleigh	$145

	MERINO WETHERS
41	First Stirling Inv, Sutherlands Creek	$194
44	Strathfillan Pastoral, Stuart Mill	$190
125	Gull Lexington Group, Ercildoune	$185
57	DG Douglas, Stuart Mill	$167