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Good quality trade weight Lambs made $10/kg at Ballarat

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Yarding - 19,134 (+2,844).
Lambs - 13,354 (N/A).
Sheep - 3,051 (N/A).

Numbers increased to 19,134 head. Lamb numbers were 13,354 the quality ranged from average to good, with a good mix of all weights yarded. The usual buying group attended and operated in a mostly firm market. Good quality trade weight lambs again selling to around1000c/kg cwt in places. Heavy 30kg + lambs were limited selling to $317/head. Restockers and feeders paid from $135 to $204 with the lighter lots selling from $38 to $110/head.

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Light weight 2 score lambs 12kg to 18kg sold from $108 to $179/head to average 850c/kg cwt. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs 18kg to 22kg sold from $164 to $230/head to average 950c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs 22kg to 24 kg sold from $208 to $243/head,ranging from 900c to 1055c to average 950c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score trade weight lambs 24kg to 26kg sold from $230 to $267/head to average around 995c/kg cwt. Export lambs 26kg 30kg sold from $271 to $300/head to average 970c/kg cwt. Extra heavy export lambs 30kg+sold from $310 to $317/head. Hoggets sold from $88 to $200 for crossbreds and Merinos to $210/head.

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Sheep numbers increased to 5780 with large runs of Merino ewes and wethers yarded. Merino wethers sold to $147 and crossbred wethers sold to $200/head. Well covered Merino mutton sold to $170/head.

Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep made from $77 to $127 to average 575c/kg cwt with very light 1 scores making from $34 to $69/head.Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep made from $98 to $170/head ranging from 510c to 690c with Merino mutton averaging around 610c/kgcwt. Merino wethers sold from $112 to $147/head to average around 640c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score crossbred sheep sold from $162 to$175/head to average 600c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $73 to $152/head.


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