Slight uptick at Ballarat

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Yarding: 39,461

Lamb numbers slipped slightly with 31,169 yarded, quality did improve over the light weight and trade lambs ranging from plain to very good. The heavy export lambs presented in very good condition but were in limited supply. The usual buying group attended with extra processor and store buyers present, but not all operated fully. The market opened stronger on the lighter store types, as the sale progressed prices remained firm to a week ago then gained intensity towards the end of the market. Light lambs store and trade lambs sold to $8/head better. Medium and heavy trade sold to $5 stronger and heavy export were to $6/head dearer.

Lambs back to the paddock made $7 to $88 for the lighter weights and $74 to $119/head for lambs over 18kg cwt. Lambs to the trade to suit MK orders, sold from $56 to $87/head. Lambs to the trade 18 to 22kg sold from $77 to $116, 22 to 26kg made from $105 to $136/head, with a wide range of 430c to 500c/kg cwt. Export lambs over 26kg sold from $134 to $184/head, averaging between 515c to 540c/kg cwt. Merino Hoggets sold from $39 to $82/head and crossbreds from $37 to $65/head.

Sheep numbers increased to 8,292 penned, quality was plain to very good. More buyers were on the rail in a stronger market across most categories. A limited offering of Merino wethers selling between $24 to $47 remaining firm. Merino ewes made from $30 to $44 gaining $8/head. Heavy Crossbred mutton sold from $22 to $42, selling to $5/head dearer. The light weight mutton made from $15 to $34, selling to $10/head dearer.

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