Gains gains and more gains at Ballarat
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- Sheep & Wool News
- Oct 23, 2024
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Yarding: 30,685
Lamb numbers are increasing week on week, agents penned just over 18,300, with 90% of the yarding were new season lambs. Quality improved with more freshness and shape throughout the new season lambs, although not a lot of heavy weights were on offer. More buyers were on the rail and extra store competition in a stronger market across the yarding. Light and medium trade sold from $7 to $15/head dearer. Heavy trades were in demand selling $12 to $15 stronger and more in places for the rally neat lambs with excellent shape and cover.
Heavy export lambs were limited and sold to a top of $271 to be $10/head dearer to a week ago. Store lambs gained $8 to $17/head. New season Lamb back to the paddock made from $27 to $150 and $152 to $187/head for lambs to feed on. New season Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $116 to $151/head. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $151 to $200, 22 to 26kg sold $195 to $255/head, with a wide range from 760c to 895c with sales reaching 950c/kg cwt.
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Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $245 to $271/head, with a range of 880c to 950c/kg cwt. Old lambs are now very limited and quality has dropped away, mostly clean up lots offered. Selling from $65 to $125 for the lighter weights and $145 to 232/head for the heavy weights. Hoggets sold from $56 to $200 for the crossbreds and $45 to $66/head for the Merino’s.
Mutton numbers remained similar with 12,300 penned, quality improved, the market opened firm on last week and gained momentum to end dearer. Merino wethers selling from $48 to $113, selling $7 to $15/head stronger. Light weight Merino ewes made from $32 to $90 and the heavier weights made from $74 to $95, gaining to $10/head, to average from 300c to 320c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred mutton made from $70 to $124, to be $10 to $20 dearer and the lighter weights made from $15 to $76 selling $10/head stronger.
Ballarat Sheep & Lamb Averages 22/10/2024 | ||
SUCKERS | ||
70 | B Briody, Lexton | $260 |
26 | Loddon View Holdings, Strangways | $260 |
79 | AH Jensz, Balliang | $255 |
55 | Gledfield Ag, Rossbridge | $252 |
89 | Rural Property Management, Evansford | $245 |
41 | Bucknall Ag, Majorca | $245 |
78 | ML & JT Wardlaw, Avoca | $240 |
39 | Kanina Valley, Lexton | $237 |
35 | Mordan Ag, Ampitheatre | $233 |
48 | Coghlan Business Trust, Lamplough | $230 |
23 | T Hayes, Learmonth | $229 |
77 | GJ & SL Wardlaw, Avoca | $227 |
49 | D Griffin, Coghills Creek | $226 |
63 | T & J Barry, Ullina | $225 |
62 | FW, GE & LC Wrigley, Creswick | $222 |
23 | NR James, Yandoit | $220 |
48 | AS & LM Wardlaw, Avoca | $215 |
69 | Woodlands Ag, Myrniong | $207 |
48 | DK & VR Wardlaw, Avoca | $207 |
51 | Glenore Holdings, Carisbrook | $206 |
37 | GR Anderson, Ampitheatre | $205 |
45 | Rumler Partners, Wattle Flat | $204 |
52 | Barwonleigh Ag, Inverleigh | $184 |
64 | JL Davies, Winchelsea | $173 |
OLD LAMBS | ||
36 | Glendonald Pty Ltd, Glendonald | $232 |
74 | BL & AL Shanahan, Greendale | $210 |
57 | L McDowell, Archdale | $210 |
17 | MJ Stevenson, Learmonth | $205 |
29 | Cole Grazing, Bookaar | $191 |
10 | GJ Kampjes, Pomboneit | $180 |
XBRED SHEEP | ||
91 | GJ & SL Wardlaw, Avoca | $124 |
117 | D & J Bingham, Mingay | $121 |
37 | Commera, Creswick | $120 |
21 | Howell Pastoral, Ampitheatre | $120 |
31 | Lorraine Park, Millbrook | $117 |
61 | PM Laidlaw, Lismore | $114 |
49 | Leigh Range, Bamganie | $114 |
85 | Glenore Holdings, Carisbrook | $112 |
35 | S & A Moloney, Buninyong | $111 |
71 | CD & SG Powell, Windermere | $110 |
30 | Wondaree Family Trust, Lismore | $105 |
23 | Tenterden Pastoral, Burrumbeet | $105 |
44 | Ghazeepore Pastoral, Freshwater Creek | $102 |
28 | Lexington Pastoral, Moyston | $100 |
79 | Alexander Pastoral, Duverney | $98 |
19 | Sherbrook Farm, Port Campbell | $90 |
290 | Banongil Sth, Skipton | $84 |
119 | PA & DJ Coghlan, Bung Bong | $84 |
60 | WJ Dennis , Birregurra | $84 |
MERINO EWES | ||
154 | MS Fyffe, Sandon | $95 |
48 | Phillip & Davies, Tatyoon | $93 |
92 | Lexington Pastoral, Moyston | $88 |
28 | RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca | $87 |
26 | A Herbertson & J Clover, Lexton | $86 |
40 | DJ & SM Wardlaw, Avoca | $85 |
34 | D & F Williams, St Arnaud | $85 |
55 | Sandsmere Partnership, Kaniva | $82 |
37 | SK Bartlett, Alma | $82 |
99 | Woodstock Pastoral, Avoca | $75 |
MERINO WETHERS | ||
94 | IBS Von Seht & Nater, Moyston | $113 |
92 | JR Burke, Willaura | $98 |
44 | HM Trainor, Cape Clear | $85 |
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