Lamb orders quiet at Bendigo

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Modest increase in lamb numbers to 12,800 head, with quality also improving as more recently shorn fed trade and heavy lambs came-in. There wasn’t a lot of enthusiasm shown by processors, with three domestic orders not operating and other orders quiet. The heaviest export lambs were firm, however there was gaps in demand and bidding for heavy and trade lambs which were $6 to $12 cheaper, pulling back most sales to between 620c to 690c/kg cwt.

Export lambs over 30kg cwt from $205 to a top of $248 at an estimated 690c/kg cwt. Once off these lead lambs the market did loose traction at times, the heavy 26-30kg lambs $165 to $214; the heavy trades 24-26kg from $159 to $176 at a ballpark cost of 660c/kg; while the medium and lighter trades were the toughest sections of the sale at $126 to $165 to trend under 650c/kg cwt, occasional pens dragged under 600c/kg. Light lambs $80 to $125 for the better bred and presented types. Merino lambs sold to $178, with most sales $113 to $130.

The heavy sheep market didn’t have the punch of a week ago, easing $6 to $20. But light mutton under 24kg was dearer. Big crossbred ewes $136 to $176; lead Merino ewes $130 to $179 and wethers to $165. General run trade sheep $70 to $120. Most sheep estimated at 420c to 480c, just occasional sales over 500c in this market.

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