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Yarding - 44,228

Lamb supply remained similar at 33,900 units. The quality was mixed ranging from plain to excellent with plenty of weight offered across the entire yarding. All the usual buying group attended in a mostly strong market. Overall the sale ended either side of firm for the trade weights, with the exception of the extra heavy over 30kg lambs which were in high demand. Light trade sold firm with medium and heavy trade selling firm to $4/head easier. Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg sold firm to $5 softer. There was extra competition for the extra heavy export lambs over 30kg selling to a top of $322/head to average $25/head dearer and more in places.

Store buyers were more active this week with lambs back to the paddock and to feed on sold from $45 to $175/head to be $3 to $8/head dearer. Light lambs under 18kg cwt to suit MK orders to the trade sold from $112 to $161 being $5/head stronger. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg made from $158 to $180, lambs 22 to 24kg sold from $176 to $188, lambs 24 to 26kg made from $183 to $215/head, with a wide range average of 750c to 790c/kg cwt. Export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $193 to $239 and over 30kg sold from $235 to $322/head with an average of 760c to 770c/kg cwt.

Sheep numbers increased with 10,800 yarded with the quality being mixed ranging from plain to very good. Not all buyers were present but most were active in a strong market. Overall the market was to $10/head dearer across most weights and grades. Heavy Merino wethers made from $164 to $210 to average 620c to 645c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $140 to $190/head to average 590c to 630c/kg and heavy crossbred mutton made $141 to $229/head to average 580c to 610c/kg cwt.

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BALLARAT LAMB & SHEEP MARKET AVERAGES 3/5/2022
   LAMBS  
90 NW Quick, Wattle Flat $322
282 Quinlan Farm, Bullarook, $321
91 TG, LF & DL Dean, Tourello $311
106 BJ Frawley & Sons, Bungaree $303
157 MT & CL Hanrahan, Mollongghip $294
131 I & C Riley, Bullarook $293
162 I & M Slater, Clarkes Hill $291
122 Caverndale Farming P/L, Blowhard $286
89 Gervasoni Ag, Smeaton $284
93 Martin Farming, Adelaide Lead $276
90 CD & SG Powell, Windermere $270
76 Labbett Potatoes, Clarkes Hill $270
66 JA & CF Cummins, Ascot $270
38 Buangor Park, Buangor $256
42 Brakenhurst P/L, Clarkes Hill $248
82 KJ Moore, Creswick $238
74 McKinnon Farm, Pitfield $237
60 Lidgerwood Seeds P/L, Birregurra $237
53 Rumler & Trainor, Lismore $236
103 DK & VR Wardlaw, Avoca $230
100 Eldamead P/L, Lexton $230
50 Bate Farming, Anakie $230
38 G & L Price P/L, Willaura $226
58 Mt Cavern Estate,  Ascot $222
52 N & P Armstrong, Lethbridge $208
171 Windermere Oil Seeds, Windermere $202
63 AW & DJ McClelland, Dunolly $200
88 JB Hives, Blampied $192
     
  TWO TOOTHS  
111 Pine Lodge Ag, Kooroocheang $166
38 WL & MO Fay, Skipton $150
     
  XBRED SHEEP  
75 FA & GJ Richardson, Newlyn $222
35 Eden Pastoral, Elaine $214
120 DC Rhodes, King Island $210
47 Karadoc Pastoral Co, Wickliffe $210
78 SA & HM Astbury, Tatyoon $200
37 Lidgerwood Seeds P/L, Birregurra $200
16 ML Grayson, Apollo Bay $194
47 A & J Prendergast, Blampied $186
58 Englewood Park, Inverleigh $185
     
  MERINO EWES  
28 Karadoc Pastoral Co, Wickliffe $190
169 Geelong Lime P/L, Fyansford $185
24 Rutlands Pastoral Co, Vite Vite Nth $173
90 AJ & RA Jackson, Maroona $168
     
  MERINO WETHERS  
319 B Hanley, Rathscar $210
69 Wurrook Estate, Rokewood $190
67 W & EW Nisbet, Rodborough $180
42 D & S McAuliffe, Bradvale $175
58 Greenbank, Snake Valley $173