Agents saw 574 head at the weekly cattle sale and 1152 head at the local sheep and lamb sale. The markets for all categories of stock were fully firm on recent sales. Pork numbers increased slightly, with poultry numbers showing little decline in stock numbers available.
Cattle numbers
• Feeder steers averaged 473.2c to a top of 543.2c/kg or $2014.07 to $2592
• Feeder heifers averaged 480.2c to a top of 504.2c/kg or $1610.44 to $1827.45
• Vealer steers averaged 615.6c to a top of 703.2c/kg or $1406.11 to $1914.24
• Vealer heifers averaged 524.7c to a top of 624.2c or $$1348.49 to $1872.60
• Yearling steers averaged 544.6c to a top of 618.2c/kg or $1802.05 to $2529.54
• Yearling heifers averaged 484.8c to a top of 603.2c/kg or $1529.07 to $1956.04
• Steers averaged 416.6c to a top of 540.2c/kg or $2063.09 to $2990.52
• Heifers averaged 390.4c to a top of 404.2c/kg or $2346.94 to $2606.25
• Manufacturing steers averaged 377.4c to 410.2c/kg or $2107.32 to $3400.22
• Cows averaged 323.7c to a top of 369.2c/kg or $1770.09 to $2828.75
• Bulls averaged 401.7c to a top of 652.2c/kg or $1703.22 to $3442.26
Sheep and lamb numbers
• Lambs topped at $239 to average 191.62 up $5 on last week
• Hoggets topped at $200 to average $183.93 up $19 on last week
• Ewes topped at $200 to average $140.45 down $45 on last week
• Wethers topped at $212 to average $179.68 down $5 on last week
• Lamb rams topped at $194 to average $154.11 down $25 on last week
Total sheep sale averaged $183.65 up $1/ head on last sale average.
Pig and poultry numbers
• Sows sold from $170 to $380, stores from $50 to $185, pork sold for $172
• Chicks sold to $67.50, hens with chicks sold to $60, ducklings sold to $17.50, quail sold to $30, pullets sold to $20, roosters sold to $15.50, hens sold to $22.50
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents (Wednesday 1 September) yarded 1152 head to the local market , with all sectors attending and looking to fill orders.
The market was fully firm for trade lambs and light feed on lambs, mutton was firm for the export types and weights. The restockers made sure the price for replacement stock was firm as well.
Lambs topped at $239 to average $191.62($5up), hoggets topped at $200 to average $183.93($19up), Ewes topped at $200 to average $140.45($45down), wethers topped at $212 to average $179.68($5down), lamb rams topped at $194 to average $154.11($25down).
The sale averaged $183.65/ head a rise of $1 week on week.
• John and Julie Gasparin sold Persian x lambs 60kg to Thomas Foods for $212, lambs and ram lambs 41.25kg to Eversons for $177, hoggets 61.6kg to Eversons for $180, wethers to ALQ for $212, rams to Whites Trading for $120
• Muirlawn Pty Ltd sold sucker Xb lambs 44.5kg to Eversons for $202, 40.8kg to restockers for $187, 31.6kg to restockers for $160, 18.15kg to Highchester Meats for $104
• Mc Lean Farms sold Dorper x feed-on lambs 39.8kg to 34.8kg to Elliots Butchery for $199, $202, $180, 30kg to restockers for $160
• Phil Sissman sold Dorset lambs 65kg to Eversons for $220, 73.75kg hoggets to Thomas Foods for $195, wethers to Thomas Foods for $190 and $200
• Andrew Rodgers P/L sold Xbred lambs 42.5kg to Eversons for $173, 38.6kg to restockers for $158, 33.75kg to restockers for $142, 43.3kg ram lambs to Whites Trading for $141
• Reilly Past Co sold Dorper x lambs 70kg to Thomas Foods for $239, 56.25kg to Eversons for $233, 53.3kg to Eversons for $219, 68.25kg hoggets to Grants for $197, to Thomas Foods for $189, 60kg ram lambs to Eversons for $170, 80kg ram hoggets to Whites Trading for $172, 4tooth wethers to Thomas Foods for $192, rams to Whites Trading for $150
• Yarran Farming sold Xbred lambs 72.5kg to Thomas Foods for $228, hoggets to Thomas Foods for $200, 52.5kg ewe lambs to restockers for $220, 32.5kg ewe lambs to restockers for $168, 28.3kg to restockers for $167, ewe and lamb units to restockers for $272, 4tooth ram to restockers for $200
• Kevin Tuckwell sold Dorper x ewes in lamb to Aussie White rams , black heads to Thomas Foods for $175, white heads to restockers for $200
