Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week.
Cattle numbers were at 483 head for the weekly sale with rain and public holidays affecting the yarding.
The markets were fully firm for all categories and the only price corrections were for condition and type.
Cattle numbers
Vealer steers averaged 572.3c/kg topping at 678.2c/kg or $1376.20 to $2146.59
Vealer heifers averaged 503c/kg topping at 586.2c/kg or $1362.89 to $1873.96
Feeder steers averaged 492.5c/kg topping at 618.2c/kg or $1885.51 to $2217.36
Feeder heifers averaged 464.6c/kg topping at 470c/kg or $1579.50 to $1809.50
Yearling steers averaged 532.5c/kg topping at 750.2c/kg or $1566.48 to $1981.68
Yearling heifers averaged 479.5c/kg topping at 630.2c/kg or $1274.53 to $2018.25
Steers averaged 428.3c/kg topping at 504.2c/kg or $2551.90 to $3087.00
Heifers averaged 393.2c/kg topping at 478.2c/kg or $1872.65 to $2460.00
Cows averaged 337.7c/kg topping at 397.2c/kg or $1845.85 to $2925.09
Bulls averaged 344.9c/kg topping at 520.2c/kg or $1936.02 to $2820.42
Sheep and lamb numbers
Sheep and lamb numbers were up by about 30% on last week with 1826 head meeting the market.
Lambs topped at $218 to average $144.87 a rise of $8/head
Hoggets topped at $420 to average $139.84 a rise of $33/head
Ewes topped at $216 to average $90.37 a rise of $22/head
Wethers topped at $165 to average $141.21 a rise of $21/head
Rams topped at $480 to average $145.13 a rise of $11/head
Lamb rams topped at $520 to average $185.33 a rise of $57/head
Ewe lambs topped at $246 to average $236.17 a rise of $101/head
The sale total of 1826 head averaged $144.54 a rise of $19/head
Pig and poultry numbers
The pig market was fully stocked this week as well as the usual numbers of poultry meeting the market.
Pig numbers were up to the highest in the yards for quite a time and prices were very firm with Sows selling from $72 to $370, Stores from $50 to $199, Pork from $140 to $220.
Poultry saw Roosters sell to $20, hens to $$50, chicks to $25/set, hen& chicks to $65, geese to $20, goslings to $95, ducklings to $15/unit, Quails to $45, Guinea fowl to $35
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents today yarded a total of 1826 head for the weekly sale with the stock drawn from local vendors as well as the Border regions and the South West areas.
A large consignment of lambs from one vendor stood out as they filled the pens which hasn’t been seen for years.
The market was fully firm to a shade dearer with some lines of stock achieving extraordinary increases over the rates from last week.
• Shelley F/T sold Dorset x lambs off feed 63.1kg to Eversons for $200
• Gooroo Grazing sold Dorper wether lambs 51.6kg to Ashtons Butchery for $218, 60kg, 55.2kg and 48.75kg ewe lambs to restockers for $240, $238, $222 and ewe hoggets and 4tooth ewes 75kg for $182, ewes to Eversons for $150
• Stillwater Past Co sold Dorper lambs 45.6kg and 43.75kg to Leslie Lamb for $198 and $190
• Eric Watts & Robyn Gimm sold Dorset x lambs 43.3kg to Leslie Lamb for $165, 70kg hoggets to Take IT Easy Meats for $190, 35kg lambs to GR Prime for $100
• John Rennick sold Dorper ram lambs 60kg to restockers for $196, 53.3kg to restockers for $182
• Yilgandi Unit Trust sold Dorper ram lambs 81.66kg to restockers for $520 and ram hoggets 81.66kg to restockers for $420, rams to restockers for $480 and rams to Take IT Easy Meats for $135
• Mark Winning sold Dohne x lambs 52kg average to Eversons and Thomas Foods for $158, $160, $161, $150, 49kg to Warwick Meats and Thomas Foods for $144, 43kg and 40kg to restockers for $120 and $107
• Tara State College sold store Xbred lambs 40.8kg to GR Prime for $130
• Wattle Downs sold Xbred lambs 51.9kg to Eversons for $162
• Matt & Julie Garton sold Dorper x lambs 60kg to Leslie Lamb for $210, 45kg to Jock Young Meats for $182, 38.3kg to Jock Young Meats for $137
• Greg & Clancy Mc Gahan sold Dorper lambs 44.3kg to Jock Young Meats for $173
• Albeck Family sold Merino lambs with half wool 46.7kg to Eversons for $126, 4th wethers 63.9kg to Eversons for $150, 50kg lambs to Eversons for $130, 67.5kg hoggets to Eversons for $155, 35kg to Gr Prime for $95.
