Another erratic market at Bendigo

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Yarding - 24,440

Supply increased to 16,000 lambs and 8000 sheep, up 10,000 head. But while there was a lot more lambs it was basically a store market, with hardly any genuine prime conditioned lots over 24kg cwt. It meant the best heavy lambs from 24kg to just over 30kg cwt were firm to $10 dearer despite not all the major processors operating. The average run of young unshorn domestic lambs traded a few dollars either side of last weeks prices in another erratic market. The yarding was dominated by store conditioned lambs and the lightest categories under 18kg cwt were $3 to $9 softer, pulled back by a lot of secondary types.

Heavy shorn lambs sold to $244 and the best heavy young lambs from $200 to a top of $242, but this money only covered a few hundred lambs in the yarding. The general run of woolly trade lambs, 20-24kg cwt, sold from $140 to $190 amid selective bidding at an estimated 700c to 770c/kg cwt for most. There was big volumes of store lambs. The best bred crossbred lines showing scope at 18-20kg cwt sold from $126 to $150 to average firm at $135, this category supported by a strong NSW based order. Lighter store lambs were cheaper, the 16-18kg types from $100 to $131 and the smallest lots mostly $70 to $114 to av $95 to the paddock.

Light sheep prices started off $5 to $15 dearer before the market retreated again in later sales. Heavier sheep just firm to slightly dearer at $105 to a top of $140 for big crossbreds. Most sheep $65 to $110.

https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Services/Bendigo-Livestock-Exchange