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Lamb supply eased slightly to 22,700 penned where the quality was mixed ranging from plain to excellent. Most of the usual buying group attended but not all were fully active. The market started softer with no urgency when bidding to gain momentum as the sale progressed. Lambs in short skins with good fat cover sold dearer in places while the lambs in wool needing finish sold to a softer trend throughout most of the sale. Overall light trade lambs slipped $2 to $5/head while medium trade sold firm to $4 softer and heavy trade lambs gained $2 to $4/head. Heavy export lambs sold to $3/head cheaper and extra heavy over 30kg cwt lambs sold to a top of $298 easing $9/head.

Lambs back to the paddock and to feed on made from $70 to $166 selling to $6 to $8/head softer. Light lambs under 18kg cwt to suit MK orders to the trade sold from $103 to $155 being $10/head cheaper. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg made from $152 to $187, lambs 22 to 24kg sold from $180 to $206, lambs 24 to 26kg made from $194 to $222/head with a wide average range of 780c to 815c/kg cwt. Export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $211 to $243 to average 780c to 800c/kg and over 30kg sold from $236 to $298/head with an average range of 750c to 760c/kg cwt.

Sheep numbers increased to 7,627, the quality was mixed ranging from plain to very good. Buyers were selective when bidding, mutton sold $8 to $25/head cheaper across all categories. Heavy Merino wethers made from $180 to $192 back $24/head to average 660c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $173 to $210, with an average range of 600c to 620c, and heavy crossbred mutton made from $155 to $210/head to average 590c to 630c/kg cwt.

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BALLARAT LAMB & SHEEP MARKET AVERAGES 21/6/2022
   LAMBS  
99 Caverndale Farming, Blowhard $298
90 KP Maher & Sons, Springbank $294
113 Blennerville, Birchip $280
111 E & A Stephens, Mt Prospect $280
77 TG, LF & DL Dean, Tourello $280
138 Grigg Farms, Bungaree $279
82 MT & CL Hanrahan, Mollongghip $278
51 RE & AR Wardlaw, Avoca $275
108 I & M Slater, Clarkes Hill $269
74 Gervasoni's P/L, Smeaton $269
56 SJ Mullane & Sons, Ballan $268
54 AAP Wallace, Ballangeich $266
17 HR & CA Johnson, Bordertown $256
53 TD & SC Reynolds, Bordertown $250
61 Willfield P/L, Lismore $248
56 JP & EM Casey, Birchip $243
35 M & C Mullane, Ballan $243
53 Lidgerwood Seeds P/L, Birregurra $239
42 Gollops Garage, Avoca $239
63 DK & VR Wardlaw, Avoca $238
92 Kalora Enterprises P/L, Newlyn Nth $234
31 Commera Pastoral, Creswick $232
47 RJ & M Maes, Timor West $225
11 NR & JE Lidgerwood, Birregurra $224
45 RD & GM Hine, Bairnsdale $222
64 AR & GS Johns, Winchelsea $221
55 GR Stewart, Cressy $220
54 PA & DA Marshman, Leslie Manor $220
15 SJ & KS McClelland, Archdale $220
54 JM & S Smith, Trawalla $219
55 ML Lee, Munro $218
165 Bornes Hill Pastoral, Willaura $216
44 JD Taylor, Smeaton $216
50 S & L Parry, Coonreal West $215
175 Horne, Cressy $213
39 JD Driscoll, St Arnaud $212
23 DSJ Agri, Bung Bong $212
39 Laureville, Donald $211
32 KL & LE Mowat, Simpson $206
48 Emu Hill Pastoral, Linton $201
     
  XBRED SHEEP  
38 Barwidgee Pastoral Co, Caramut $205
29 Bufton Farming Group, Balliang $203
12 SJ & KS McClelland, Archdale $202
14 Kallaroo Farming P/L, Pura Pura $192
13 Bryarah P/L, Mt Moriac $192
20 Fairholme Pastoral Co, Warncoort $184
111 McKenzie Prop, Waarre $180
     
  MERINO EWES  
43 A & S Jones, Sale $210
41 Tenterden Pastoral, Burrumbeet $204
23 Fernleigh Park, Ballan $202
13 JS & WA Parkinson, Morrisons $167
120 MF & RI Brian, Woolsthorpe $160
17 GR Stewart, Cressy $156
     
  MERINO WETHERS  
105 W Edgar Primary Production, Glenlogie $195
248 J & V Hanley, Rathscar $192
215 WH Thomas & Partners, Mortlake $184
18 SJ & KS McClelland, Archdale $180
80 B Hanley, Rathscar $172
99 JT Ralston & Sons, Mellool $171