Prices level on a flood affected day at Bendigo

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Yarding - 11,000

Major flooding across Victoria and southern NSW impacted the market by reducing the number of stock that could reach the saleyard. 9000 lambs and 2000 sheep still got through. Quality was reasonable, although agents and buyers reported more plainer trade weight young lambs showing inconsistent fat cover and carcass finish. The price quote was similar to slightly dearer for the best heavy lambs, while some of the plainer domestic weighted pens were just firm to a few dollars cheaper. Not all export or domestic processors operated. Buyers estimated a cost of 750c to 820c/kg across most young lambs.

The heaviest young lambs sold to $262, although there was only limited pens with enough weight and fat cover to sell above $240/head. The general run of young lambs were in a range of $150 to $220. The average for all young lambs sold was $183 per head, according to saleyard data. The smallest lambs sold down to $80.

Old season lambs sold to $254 and averaged $154, the final average reflecting how quality and numbers have dropped away with new season stock now dominating.

In the sheep run a pen of heavy Merino ewes in full wool sold to $181, with most of the heavy crossbred ewes remaining in a range of $140 to $160/head. The price average for all sheep sold was $128/head, according to saleyard data.

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