By McDougall and Sons
Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week…
Agents sold slightly bigger yardings of cattle, sheep and lambs for the weekly sales.
Good numbers of cattle saw some more buyers on the catwalk and with some good runs the market stayed firm.
The sheep and lamb numbers whilst up had a bigger portion of light stock in the sale. The pork numbers were still back in processing categories but still the light feed on stock made up the majority of stock.
Cattle numbers
• Vealer steers averaged 544.5c to a top of 660.2c/kg or $1223.79 to $1763.81
• Vealer heifers averaged 494,5c to a top of 604.2c/kg or $1183.24 to $1820.91
• Feeder steers averaged 490.3c to a top of 605.2c/kg or $1891.58 to 2196.48
• Feeder heifers averaged486.7c to a top of 549.2c/kg or $1842.38 to $2210.85
• Yearling steers averaged 566.9c to a top of 659.2c/kg or $1528.85 to $2346.85
• Yearling heifers averaged 522c to a top of 644.2c/kg or $1324.81 to $2091.00
• Steers averaged 404.8c to a top of 453.2c/kg or $2234.19 to $3011.04
• Heifers averaged 393.7c to a top of 470c/kg or $1829.91 to $2816.14
• Manufacturing steers averaged 383.1c to a top of 390c/kg or $1901.59 to $2916.18
• Cows averaged 348.9c to a top of 385.2c/kg or $1907.29 to $3034
• Bulls averaged 374.5c to a top of 544.2c/kg or $2055.99 to $4558.68
Sheep and lamb numbers
• Lambs topped at $238 to average $192.43 a drop of $13/head
• Hoggets topped at $200 to average $172.48 a drop of $15/head
• Ewes topped at $203 to average $133.93 a drop of $39/head
• Wethers topped at $202 to average $182.59 par on last week
• Ram lambs topped at $200 to average $182.07 a drop of $18/head
The total yarding came off (the previous) week’s high of $201/head to average $186.26
Pig and poultry numbers
• Pork saw stores sell from $90 to $223/head, light pork to $171, pork from $160 to $182, sows from$230 to $355, boars to $190/
• Hens and chicks sold to $50, Quails to $17.50, Ducklings to $17.50,Goslings to $60, Roosters to $20, Guinea Fowl to $25 and a special talking Cockatoo to $200
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents (Wednesday 22 September) yarded a slightly larger yarding of 1158 head to the weekly sheep and lamb sale.
The market bounced slightly in favour of the buyers this week as the sale average was cheaper than last week’s high.
The good trade and export lambs and mutton were still making the rate for the vendors.
The lighter stock was mainly in the cheaper end.
Lambs topped at $238 to average $192.43($13down), hoggets topped at $200 to average $172.48($15down), ewes topped at $203 to average $133.93($39down), wethers topped at $202 to average $182.59(par), lamb rams topped at $200 to average $182.07($18down), the total yarding averaged $186.26 a drop of $15/head on (the previous) week’s rate.
• Ben Cooper sold Dorset x lambs 58kg and 51.25kg to Eversons for $234 and $210, 43.75kg to GR Prime for $186
• Gooroo Grazing sold Dorper x lambs 67.05kg and 59kg to Thomas Foods for $238 and $235, 52kg to restockers for $221, 53.1kg to Warwick Meats for $221, 26.25kg sucker lambs to Highchester Meats for $155, Merino ewes to restockers for $132 and $50, Dorper hoggets 75kg to Eversons for $190
• Belah Pty Ltd sold Dorper lambs 59.6kg to Eversons for $235, 53.2kg to Elliots Butchery for $231, 57.7kg hoggets to Eversons for $180, 42kg hoggets to Whites Trading for $137
• Von Souvlis sold Dorper lambs 41.25kg to restockers for $166, 50kg hoggets to Eversons for $165, wethers to Whites Trading for $160
• Phil and Gabe Byrnes sold Dorper lambs 44.3kg to Elliots Butchery for $204, rams to Whites Trading for $130
• Revel Cattle Co sold Dorper x lambs 60.4kg to Eversons for $235, 55kg to Thomas Foods for $229
• Carel Rothman sold Dorper sucker lambs 46.6kg to Tonys Supa Meats for $208, rams to Whites Trading for $152
• JCD Pastoral sold Dorper lambs 53.2kg to Eversons for $220
• Heath and Drew Wilson sold Dorper x lambs 51.25kg to Grants Quality Meats for $223, 45kg lambs to Highchester Meats for $207, 70kg hoggets to Eversons for $180, wethers to Whites Trading for $175
• Richard Mc Cowen sold 1stx wether lambs 38.8kg to Moniel Shan for $156
• Landers and Little sold Dorset x lambs 38.7kg to Cullen Bros for $167.50
• Sloss Family sold Merino fine wool lambs with a third wool skin 50kg to Warwick Meats for $182, 55.4kg hoggets to Eversons for $174, 48.8kg to Eversons for $165, 4tooth wethers to Thomas Foods for $200 and Eversons for $186
• John Crombie sold Merino wethers to Eversons for $202
