Leading stock and station agency MCDOUGALL AND SONS brings us an update on local markets from last week…
Agents yarded smaller numbers to the weekly sales across all livestock divisions. Cattle numbers were at 471 head, sheep and lamb numbers were at 638. The markets were firm across all sections with some stock back to the paddock at dearer rates.
Cattle numbers
• Feeder steers averaged 499.3c to a top of 564.2c/kg or $2112.47 to $2509.44
• Feeder heifers averaged 464.2c to a top of 496.2c/kg or $1634.36 to $1796.08
• Vealer steers averaged 588.7c to a top of 684.2c/kg or $1532.18 to $2064.99
• Vealer heifers averaged 540.2c to a top of 588.2c/kg or $1392.90 to $1764.42
• Yearling steers averaged 507.6c to a top of 719.2c/kg or $1732.29 to $2457
• Yearling heifers averaged 460c to a top of 594.2c/kg or $1568.72 to $2530
• Steers averaged 437.5c to a top of 536.2c/kg or $2206.82 to $2550.33
• Heifers averaged 374.2c to a top of 506.2c/kg or $1735.21 to $2036.65
• Manufacturing steers averaged 379.2c/kg to make $2294.16
• Cows averaged 314.1c/kg to a top of 345.2c/kg or $1670.38 to $3124.06
• Bulls averaged 340.4c to a top of 524.2c/kg or 41767.43 to $2791.36
Sheep and lamb numbers
• Lambs topped at $270 to average $197.10 a rise of $8/head week on week
• Hoggets topped at $190 to average $177.50 a rise of $4/head week on week
• Ewes topped at $202 to average $143.75 a drop of $7/head week on week
• Wethers topped and averaged $185 up $15/head week on week
• Lamb rams topped at $390 to average $360.40 up $124/head week on week
• Ewe lambs topped at $270 to average $252.86 up $37/head week on week
Pig and poultry numbers
• Poultry prices were up and down depending on the quality, Ducks sold to $30, Drakes to $17.50, Ducklings to $30, Hens to $25, Roosters to $15, Guinea Fowl to $15
• Pigs were down in numbers but sold quite well with Boars to $130, Sows to $290, Baconers to $164, Pork to $185 and Stores selling from $50 to $148 per head
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents (Wednesday 18 August) yarded 593 head and 45 ewes with 50 lambs at foot for the regular sale. Lambs were up and down in quality and weights with limited mutton available.
Lambs topped at $270 to average $197.10 (up$8), hoggets topped at $190 to average $177.50 (up$4), ewes topped at $202 to average $143.75($7down), lamb rams topped at $390 to average $360.40($124up)ewe lambs topped at $270 to average $252.86($37up).
The yarding was mainly in the light fed on categories with a limited number of good trade lambs available.
• John and Annette Larkin sold Dorper ewe lambs 49.3kg to restockers for $270, 49.3kg lambs to Leslie Lamb and Tonys Supa Meats for $200
• Kim Aisthorpe sold Dorper lambs 48.1kg to GR Prime for $220, 43.5kg and 43.3kg to restockers for $219 and ewe portion for $250, wethers for $185 Mc Lean Farms sold Dorper x lambs 40.6kg to Jock Young for $191, 40.3kg to Uniplaza Meats for $177
• Sunnymount Dorpers sold 46.6kg wether lambs to restockers for $221
• John Doherty sold 59.1kg Dorset x lambs and hoggets to Eversons for $220 and $18
• Ron McGlashan sold Dorper x lambs 32.1kg to restockers for $156
• Hurley and Weiss sold 69.2kg and 70kg ram lambs to restockers for $$380 and $390
• Paul Stark sold Dorper x ewe lambs to restockers for $151
• Malcolm and Pam Turner sold Dorset ewes to Thomas Foods for $160
