Good rises at Bendigo

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Yarding - 16,600

Modest lift to supply as more new season lambs appear and old ewes are sold off shears. More processors were active and competition improved. Bidding for young lambs had more depth as buyers shifted their attention to new season drafts as old lamb supply and quality runs-out. The heaviest young lambs averaged $5 to $10/head dearer, noting, it was a better quality run this week with more weight and finish. Fresh tradeweight young lambs were in limited supply and prices for pens in the 20-24kg cwt range were up to $20/head dearer. There was a lot less size and weight in the young store lambs and these sold strongly to be dearer on a carcass cost basis. The dearer trend also followed through to the old lamb section, with any reasonable trade and heavy types dearer. There was little price change over any secondary clean-up lots of old lambs.

Some impressive extra heavy young lambs sold to a top of $244/head. The majority of the lead drafts were in the 26-30kg cwt range and sold from $217 to $236 to average $225/head at an estimated average of 800c/kg cwt. Neat trade types were in limited numbers and sold from $188 to $220/head the best pens at 850c to 890c/kg cwt. Some large lines of little crossbred store lambs appeared in this market for the first time and sold strongly at $121 to $142/head for pens estimated in the 12-16kg cwt range. A southern agent from the Colac area dominated store lamb purchases.

Old season lambs also received stronger processing support and prices were dearer for all but secondary lots. Export grade old lambs $232 to a top of $258/head. The better quality heavy trades from $180 to $218/head. Prices did vary on old lamb based around breed quality, finish and number in a pen, with the majority of sales estimated from 700c to 790c/kg cwt.

The sheep yarding displayed a lot of weight with the lead pens of ewes and Merino wethers hitting 40kg cwt and better. Prices remained similar for the extra heavy lots while most trade and light sheep were $5 to $10 dearer. Very big shorn Merino wethers sold to $200 and crossbred ewes to $210/head. Most heavy sheep $160 to $190, and trade and lighter types $100 to $150/head. Lines of mutton were estimated at costing from 500c to 580c/kg cwt.

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