Sheep $20 to $35 dearer at Bendigo

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Yarding - 17,450

Yarding of 12,450 lambs, just up 700 head before the Easter break. Only limited pens of heavy and well finished lambs were available and this helped support the market. The better processing lambs averaged $2 to $5 stronger, however buyers remained very selective and prices did bounce around a lot on the 22-28kg lambs depending on breed type, fat cover and skin length. The main supermarkets were again absent and one major southern exporter didn’t operate. There was mixed price outcomes for light lambs, some loosing value on a week ago.

Export lambs over 30kg cwt $224 to a top of $243 at an estimated cost of 700c to 720c/kg. Bidding for heavy lambs, 26-30kg cwt, fluctuated from $175 to a top of $226 to show a range of 650c to 750c with the average cost of the main runs of crossbreds improving to just over 700c. Underneath this was a lot of heavy and medium trade lambs from $150 to $193 for modestly dearer cost averages of 680c to 720c/kg to processors. Light lambs showing reasonable type and frame mostly $80 to $130; smallest lambs to the paddock $50 to $75.

Much stronger competition for the 5000 sheep yarded, the sale opening $20 to $35 dearer. Buying was dominated by one processor and some buyers walked-away mid-sale due to the higher prices. Heavy crossbred ewes $130 to a top of $165.

https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Services/Bendigo-Livestock-Exchange