Farm Tender

Lambs firm and Sheep cheaper at Bendigo on Monday

Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 9/7/18

Lamb numbers fell slightly on last week. Quality was very mixed but the lead drafts of lambs presented very good condition but fell away quickly on anything not supplementary fed. The trend for the lamb market was firm.

Lambs
Heavy lambs-$195-$265 $6.70-$6.80c/kg firm
Heavy Trade Lambs-$170-$210 $6.90c/kg-$7.00c/kg firm
Trade lambs $145-$180 $7.00c/kg-$7.20c/kg firm
Merino lambs- $100-$228 $6.40c/kg-$6.50c/kg $5 dearer on well finished lambs

Sheep numbers remained the same as last week on a cheaper market.

Sheep
Crossbred Ewes $115 -$200 $5-$6 cheaper
Merino Wethers no lines to quote
Merino Ewes $85-$198 $3-$4 cheaper
Lighter end sheep firm

For any more info please contact:
Lachlan McAllister
Territory Sales Manager-Livestock Elders Bendigo
0428717403