Lambs better but Mutton slips up at Ballarat

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Yarding: 22,103

Lamb numbers increased to 13,434 lambs, with the majority new seasons sucker lambs. Quality was mixed with the new seasons ranging from plain to excellent while the old lambs off feed presented in excellent condition, but the quality dropped away quickly to become very patchy with plainer clean up lots offered. Most of the regular buying group attended with an extra processor returned to the rail. The market opened strong with increased bidding intensity over most weights and grades, while the restockers and store buyers were quiet today.

New season lambs back to the paddock made $28 to $86 for the lighter weights and $95 to $130 for the lambs with more weight and shape, gaining $12/head. Lambs to the trade 18 to 22kg sold from $90 to $131 sold to $10 better and 22 to 26kg made from $115 to $148 to be $8/head stronger. The better quality well finished lambs averaged between 500c to 550c/kg cwt.

Old season Lambs to the trade under 20kg made from $14 to $92/head gaining $8, lambs from 20 to 26kg sold from $96 to $131/head, to $7 dearer. The very limited numbers of Heavy export lambs offered over 26kg selling from $131 to $158 to be cheaper with not the weight penned this week. Trade weights averaged from 445c to 470c/kg cwt.

Sheep numbers increased to 8,669, quality was plain to very good. The market opened with a smaller field of buyers and lacked any intensity when bidding. Merino wethers made from $22 to $40 slipping up to $20/head. Merino ewes $10 to $44 to be $14/head cheaper and heavy crossbred mutton from $26 to $60, back $10 to $15/head. Market.

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