Buying from the newly opened Cobram Abattoir helped Sheep prices at Bendigo

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Yarding - 20,700

Similar lamb supply but sheep numbers more than doubled off the low yarding of a week ago. Demand for lamb was weaker and often erratic over a plainer quality yarding that didn’t quite have the shape and finish of last Monday. Prices were from $5 to $10 softer over light and trade lambs, but up to $15 came off the heavier lambs sized above 26kg cwt that had been selling very strongly at recent markets. One major exporter only wanted heavy grass fed lambs today and auctioneers were advising if pens were off grain or grass.

Heaviest shorn lambs over 30kg cwt $224 to a top of $259. The heavy 26-30kg lambs fluctuated from $197 to $238 depending on fat cover and shape. Best heavy trades $194 to $212; medium trades in 22-24kg range $170 to $197. The ballpark cost for all those processing lambs was 760c to 820c/kg cwt. Better bred light lambs $100 to $135 to a mix of restocking and processing. There was a draft of Dorpers from NSW pastoral country which were announced as being suspect for seed contamination and these were severely discounted.

Demand lifted for sheep with all classes of mutton dearer, led by heavy ewes which gained up to $20/head. There was some buying activity for the Cobram abattoir which re-opened this week. Big crossbred ewes $118 to $150, and heavy Merinos in a skin to $144. General run of sheep $70 to $110.

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