Green shoots are sprouting tillers at Ballarat
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- Dec 06, 2023
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Yarding: 47,749
Lamb supply eased to 33,533, quality remained similar to a week ago, with a ranged from plain to very good. all the usual buying group attended and more buyers were active in a stronger market. Competition was strong over all categories, light store and processing lambs sold to $8 to $14 dearer with processors mostly outbidding the store buyers. Medium trade sold to $10 to $18 dearer. Heavy trade and heavy export weight lambs gaining the most interest with bidding competition becoming electric at times, with sales reaching to 750c/kg cwt in places throughout the yarding. Heavy trade sold to $20 dearer and Export lambs made to a top of $219/head to be $20 to $30 stronger.
Lambs back to the paddock made $44 to $101/head. Light lambs to the trade to suit MK orders, sold from $54 to $105/head. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $96 to $144, Lambs 22 to 26kg made from $124 to $191/head, with a range of 560c to 660c/kg with sales reaching to 750c/kg cwt. Export lambs over 26kg sold from $164 to $219/head, averaging between 630c to 660c/kg cwt. Old lambs and hoggets were in limited supply but sold $15 to $25/head stronger.
Sheep numbers increased to 14,749, quality ranged from plain to very good. All the usual buying group were present and operating in a dearer market across the yarding. Merino wethers selling between $48 to $100, gaining $15 to $30/head. Merino ewes made from $44 to $89 to be $10 to $20/head dearer. Heavy Crossbred ewes sold from $48 to $87, selling to $15/head stronger and heavy crossbred wethers sold from $40 to $68/head. The lightweight mutton made from $36 to $48, selling to $10/head better.
BALLARAT LAMB & SHEEP MARKET AVERAGES 5/12/2023 | ||
SUCKER LAMBS | ||
64 | McKinnon Seed Cleaning, Weatherboard | $219 |
72 | M & S Powell, Windermere | $210 |
51 | Emu Hill Pastoral, Linton | $204 |
100 | Harwood Grains, Ballarat | $200 |
44 | D & S McAuliffe, Bradvale | $200 |
16 | A Hodge, Donald | $200 |
15 | Howell Contractors, Ampitheatre | $200 |
48 | RF & CM Kerr, Kilmore | $199 |
52 | Rowallan Lodge, Burrumbeet | $195 |
23 | MJ & MJ Thom, Woorndoo | $195 |
124 | MR Findlay, Addington | $192 |
54 | Downey & Co, Wallace | $192 |
266 | DJ & KJ Wells, Meredith | $191 |
55 | Loddon View, Strangways | $190 |
28 | Salmon & MacIntyre, Ombersley | $190 |
44 | KJ Moore, Creswick | $188 |
52 | MF & HL Russell, Caramut | $185 |
37 | Enhallow Farm, Linton | $185 |
52 | Molloy Ag, Skipton | $183 |
52 | W & J Hayward, Vite Vite Nth | $182 |
51 | Wolgan Pty Ltd, Brewster | $182 |
41 | R Gilmore, Woorndoo | $179 |
61 | CD & SG Powell, Windermere | $177 |
49 | Bright Livestock, Paschendale | $175 |
50 | RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca | $171 |
29 | IG White, Buangor | $170 |
25 | Jamecca Plains, Caramut | $169 |
43 | SJ & VR French, Derrinallum | $168 |
93 | Cliffney Park, Ellerslie | $165 |
137 | Lappenich Pastoral Co, Lake Bolac | $163 |
10 | Peel Ag, Gnarwarre | $160 |
134 | Amberly Pty Ltd, Bunkers Hill | $153 |
SHORN LAMBS | ||
150 | SLT Hawker, Lillimur | $195 |
68 | AB & LK Coghlan, Lillicur | $173 |
48 | GL & JJ Jardine, Rathscar | $166 |
76 | Heatherlie Partnership, Hexham | $150 |
TWO TOOTHS | ||
33 | HM & IM Gray, Mortlake | $109 |
13 | Powlett Hill Pty Ltd, Campbelltown | $82 |
XBRED EWES | ||
112 | AH Jansz, Balliang | $87 |
159 | Tambo Holdings, Streatham | $85 |
87 | Buangor Park, Buangor | $85 |
25 | D & J Bingham, Mingay | $85 |
121 | Peel Ag Pty Ltd, Gnarwarre | $80 |
96 | N & M Thomson, Wicklow | $80 |
80 | Granite View, Lexton | $80 |
69 | Rutlands, Vite Vite | $80 |
65 | East Hill Pastoral Ltd, Bookaar | $80 |
52 | AR Cowley, Jancourt East | $80 |
39 | MF & HL Russell, Caramut | $80 |
34 | Taylor Bros, Lismore | $80 |
49 | J Mullane, Waubra | $79 |
134 | Woodstock Pastoral, Avoca | $78 |
67 | A Chenery, Linton | $76 |
60 | BLC Farms, Kingston | $76 |
107 | Murdeduke Ag, Winchelsea | $75 |
39 | Fairholme Pastoral Co, Warncoort | $75 |
15 | JD & ME Nelson, Weering | $75 |
32 | P & N Douglas, Larpent | $70 |
24 | Forrester Angus, Nullawil | $70 |
26 | S & K McClelland, Archdale | $68 |
551 | Coolana Rural, Chatsworth | $65 |
MERINO EWES | ||
70 | P & K Briscoe, Mt Duneed | $82 |
92 | BD Keating, Berrybank | $80 |
39 | JD Milne, Bet Bet | $79 |
39 | RC & CL Moran, Ararat | $78 |
12 | Cooinda, Lethy | $78 |
51 | HM Trainor, Cape Clear | $75 |
206 | CS Lockhart, Elmhurst | $74 |
133 | AC Pickford, Clunes | $73 |
62 | MF & HL Russell, Caramut | $70 |
29 | Fairholme Pastoral Co, Warncoort | $70 |
28 | S & K McClelland, Archdale | $70 |
MERINO WETHERS | ||
109 | Sparrovale Pastoral Co, Connawarre | $100 |
53 | Launchley Hold, Ascot | $82 |
46 | CL & GL Pickering, Derrinallum | $73 |
119 | DR & LD Brain, Vite Vite | $72 |
98 | Tundabardi Partnership, Skipton | $72 |
57 | AJ Carland Estate, Beaufort | $58 |
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