No clear trends at Ballarat

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Sheep & Wool News
Oct 16, 2024
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Yarding: 28,038

Lamb numbers increased to 15,600, with more than usual new season lambs yarded due to the ongoing dryer conditions in the surrounding regions. Quality was mostly very good, lambs however are starting to show dryness in the skins. Most of the usual buying group attended in a market that opened softer than gained momentum as the sale progressed, then become erratic and bounced from stronger to softer off last week’s levels. Light and medium trade lambs sold from $3 to $10 softer while the Heavy trade lambs gained $6/head in places.

Heavy export sold to a top of $260 to be $10/head stronger. Store Lambs sold $5 either side of firm. Old lambs were limited with numbers decreasing week on week selling $10 to $15/head cheaper with quality and limited numbers a factor. New season Lamb back to the paddock made from $35 to $145 and $152 to $168/head for lambs to feed on.

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New season Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $82 to $144/head. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $142 to $185, 22 to 26kg sold $184 to $230/head, with a wide range from 740c to 880c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $216 to $260/head to average around 880c/kg cwt. Hoggets sold from $91 to $144 for the crossbreds and $24 to $115/head for the Merino’s.

Mutton numbers dropped slightly to 12,432 penned, quality also slipped with a range of plain to very good. Merino wethers selling from $35 to $94, Slipping $5/head. Light weight Merino Ewes made from $15 to $65 and the heavier weights made from $70 to $85, selling firm to $5/head stronger, to average from 250c to 300c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred mutton made from $67 to $95, slipping $5 and the lighter weights made from $17 to $68 selling from $3/head better.

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Ballarat Sheep & Lamb Averages 15/10/2024
	SUCKERS
54	Commera, Creswick	$260
104	Ambleside Pastoral, Foxhow	$249
64	MJ Treweek, Bald Hills	$230
48	BG Erhardt, Brim	$229
63	RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca	$220
88	Pittong Pastoral, Pittong	$218
39	T Morris, Armstrong	$216
91	Kanina Valley, Lexton	$215
45	DJ & DM Ryan, Corindhap	$215
32	A & C Anderson, Ampitheatre	$215
59	Riverbank Ag ,Lismore	$212
124	Woodstock Pastoral, Avoca	$209
46	A & R Everett, Rokewood Junction	$205
28	GJ & SL Wardlaw, Avoca	$200
25	D Moloney, Seymour	$200
44	Gardiner Farms, Foxhow	$198
42	DK & VR Wardlaw, Avoca	$192
42	GJ Morley, Ampitheatre	$190
108	Pinegrove Farms, Stoneleigh	$179
49	R Riley, Drysdale	$174

	OLD LAMBS
10	RG & MF Evans Pty Ltd, Natte Yallock	$222
35	Stevens Forest View, Betley	$212
50	M & N Farrell, Pootilla	$188
21	Penrose Pastures, Grenville	$181
15	A Turner, Foxhow	$181
10	S Martin, Irrewarra	$175

	XBRED SHEEP
15	S Martin, Irrewarra	$96
32	RJ & DM Wardlaw, Avoca	$95
15	A Turner, Foxhow	$95
64	AL & GL Lloyd, Stuart Mill	$92
47	Caverndale, Blowhard	$90
43	B & R Askew, Ballangeich	$90
29	LJ Bright, Willaura	$90
35	CT Stowe, Learmonth	$87
95	GJ & SL Wardlaw, Avoca	$85
75	Heatherbank, Stoneleigh	$85
56	Woodstock Pastoral, Avoca	$85
53	Peel Ag Pty Ltd, Gnarwarre	$85
53	Launchly Holdings, Ascot	$85
23	Glacial Holdings, Bannockburn	$85
22	JL & SL Beavis, Avoca	$85
42	KT, JR & RT Porter, Avoca	$84
29	Myuna, Lake Bolac	$83
235	Banongil Nth, Skipton	$82
65	Patch Ag, Wallinduc	$82
43	DSJ Agri, Bung Bong	$82
20	Malakai Alpaca Stud, Miners Rest	$81

	MERINO EWES
27	BG Erhardt, Brim	$94
42	RPM, Evansford	$90
76	BT Coates & Sons, Traynors Lagoon	$85
69	Ennerdale Properties, Dundonnell	$80
111	Elliott Avondale, Rathscar West	$72
59	Tanwood Park, Tanwood	$72
71	Glen Bros, Guilford	$70
122	Wingiel Pastoral, Wingeel	$68

	MERINO WETHERS
95	K Wilde, Navarre	$94
56	Vearing Nom, Ararat	$90
135	Tanwood Park, Tanwood	$87
109	Peter Brown, Landsborough	$85
87	R Tweddle, Mt Bute	$84
39	GM Wardlaw, Homebush	$78
57	M Ipsen, Timor West	$75
175	Warrambine Pastoral, Shelford	$69