Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week…
Cattle numbers fell, lamb numbers rose, and pork and poultry numbers remained consistent across the week.
The values for the major markets species were down with the poultry and pork keeping firm to a shade dearer in sections.
The marketing may seem to flow for the next few weeks as the major processors are still to reopen to their full potential.
Warwick is lucky in some aspects as we do have a high number of mid-term processors operating as well as good back-to-the-paddock players.
Cattle numbers
Vealer steers averaged 493.3c/kg topping at $540.2c/kg or $1250.86 to $1568.31
Vealer heifers averaged 410.7c/kg topping at 484.2c/kg or $974.82 to $1569.62
Feeder steers averaged 457.7c/kg topping at 562.2c/kg or $1745.59 to $2782.89
Feeder heifers averaged 427.6c/kg topping at 460.2c/kg or $1625.57 to $1862.22
Yearling steers averaged 463c/kg topping at 570.2c/kg or $1506.58 to $2711.48
Yearling heifers averaged 382.3c/kg topping at 508.2c/kg or $1145.63 to $2109.03
Steers averaged 379.5c/kg topping at 468.2c/kg or $2280.85 to $3061.44
Heifers averaged 327.7c/kg topping at 370.2c/kg or $$1552.04 to $2426.74
Manufacturing steers averaged 271.1c/kg topping at 338.2c/kg or $1346.86 to $1995.38
Cows averaged 277.9c/kg topping at 331.2c/kg or $1595.88 to $2341.16
Bulls averaged 301.5c/kg topping at 465.2c/kg or $1573.96 to $2568.83
Sheep and lamb numbers
Sheep and lamb numbers rose to 1322 head with the market falling to levels not seen for several years.
This was a follow-on with the fall in southern markets as the major exporters still haven’t gone back to full processing and the local processors are swamped with choices not seen for them when the processors are full bore.
Lambs topped at $164 to average $117.95 a drop of $27/head
Hoggets topped at $166 to average $86.94 a drop of $46/head
Ewes topped at $150 to average $69.63 a drop of $3/head
Wethers topped at $174 to average $95.37 a drop of $45/head
Rams topped at $160 to average $140.57 a drop of $28/head
Lamb rams topped at $154 to average $104.36 a drop of $28/head
Ewe Lambs topped at $132 to average $121.25 a drop of $40/head
Sale total averaged $111.66 which was a fall of $21/head across all categories.
Pig and poultry numbers
Sows sold from $164 to $242, Pork from $138 to $166, Boars sold from $164 to $186, Baconers sold from $176 to $180, Light Pork sold from $166 to $182, Stores sold from $110 to $157
Roosters sold to $25, Pullets to $12.50, Hens to $15, Guinea Fowl to $15, Drakes to $30, Ducks to $20, Gosling unit of 7 sold for $72.50
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents today yarded 1322 head to the weekly sale to meet a large shortfall in the major purchasers with only the local butchers, processors and restockers looking to buy.
The Agents didn’t have to use much ink recording the prices as many didn’t fall into the three-digit columns for recording prices.
The auctioneers voices were stressed trying to elicit bids from the public.
Lambs topped at $164 to average $117.95 ($27 down), hoggets topped at $166 to average $86.94 ($46 down), ewes topped at $150 to average $69.63 ($3 down), wethers topped at $174 to average $95.37 ($45 down), Rams topped at $160 to average $140.57 ($28 down), lamb rams topped at $154 to average $104.36 ($28 down), ewe lambs topped at $132 to average $121.25 ($40 down).
The sale yarding was down by an average of $21/head from the last sale.
Whilst it was a depressing day for vendors and agents the market was still firmer than the southern markets for Sheep and lambs.
• Norma Chalk sold Dorper lambs 51.25kg to GR Prime for $156
• Rory & Kathy Frost sold Dorper lambs 44.25kg to Jock Young Meats for $140
• Tom & Tracie Cooper sold Xbred lambs off grain 61.42kg to Warwick Meats for $150, 46.31kg to Leslie Lamb for $150
• Phil & Gabe Byrnes sold Dorper lambs 43.75kg to Leslie Lamb for $140
• Arolla Past Co sold white Dorper lambs off feed 53.95kg to GR Prime for $154, 53.4kg to Jock Young Meats for $155, 49kg to Shelley F/T for $140, 44.84 to Elliots Butchery for $153
• Stillwater Past Co sold 47.9kg and 45kg Dorper lambs off crop to Jock Young Meats for $153 and $146
• Thompson Family sold Dorset x lambs 54kg to GR Prime for $142
• St George Vineyards sold Dorper x lambs 44kg to restockers for $134, 41.1 to GR Prime for $112, 38kg to Elliots Butchery for $92, 32.1kg to restockers for $80, 47.1kg hoggets to restockers for $96, 40kg to restockers for $68, 50kg 4th wethers to Take It Easy Meats for $100, ram lambs 40kg to Whites Trading for $80
• Kim Aisthorpe sold 41.66kg ewe lambs to Leslie Lamb for $132, 43.8kg wether lambs to GR Prime for $141, 33.5kg to Highchester Meats for $86
• Declan Campbell sold 41kg Dorper wether lambs to restockers for $119, Campbell Bros sold 39.5kg wether lambs to restockers for $119, 35.4kg to restockers for $85, 38.6kg ewe lambs to restockers for $117
• Aaron & Candace Learoyd sold ewe hoggets to restockers for $122 and $71, 28.5kg lambs to restockers for $60, 17.5kg to restockers for $50, 45kg ewes to restockers for $150, ewes to GR Prime for $86, to restockers for $64, ram hoggets to Whites Trading for $140
• Paul Mc Laughlin sold Xbred ewe & lamb units for $188, ewes to GR Prime for $101
