Sheep and Lamb markets erratic at Bendigo this week
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- Aug 03, 2020
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Lamb numbers built to 9,000 head as some new season lambs start to appear. Demand remained patchy, with several processors still not active and bidding was very erratic as those buyers still operating tried to work out values. The trend was softer for extra heavy old lambs, while the neater trade pens sold at similar rates to a week ago. The quality of the young lambs on offer was very good, while old season lambs remain mixed for breed type and finish.
Yarding - 13,000 (+7470).
Lambs - 9000 (+5800).
Sheep - 4000 (+1670).
Lamb numbers built to 9,000 head as some new season lambs start to appear. Demand remained patchy, with several processors still not active and bidding was very erratic as those buyers still operating tried to work out values. The trend was softer for extra heavy old lambs, while the neater trade pens sold at similar rates to a week ago. The quality of the young lambs on offer was very good, while old season lambs remain mixed for breed type and finish.
There was one sale of young lambs to $192, but it wasn't indicative of the general trend which was $162 to $176/head for suckers sized from22 to 27kg cwt. The tight dollar per head range meant the heaviest young lambs started at 620c and went to over 700c/kg cwt on the more nicely weighted domestic types. A run of young Merino lambs sent down from Hay in the Riverina sold to $130 for an estimated 16kg cwt, with the second and third drafts making $110 and $80/head to the paddock.
Heavy old lambs sold to $199/head for a pen of all ewes that were booked to a stock agent. Extra heavy lambs to processors made from $176to $195 to ease $7/head at an estimated 520c to 540c/kg cwt. After this, most crossbred lambs sized from 21 to 30kg varied from $150 to$180/head to fluctuate from 600c to 700c/kg cwt, with just select pens higher. Merino lambs with good carcass finish made from $145 to$175/headto be in a similar carcass price band to crossbreds.
The sheep sale was very erratic, with just a handful of buyers active and pitching varied money at auctioneers. It created some big price discrepancies across categories, such as $142 to $205/head for heavy crossbred ewes. The feature lines of Merino wethers held their value the best.
https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Services/Bendigo-Livestock-Exchange
https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Services/Bendigo-Livestock-Exchange
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