Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week.
Agents saw larger yarding’s of Cattle ,Sheep and Lambs for the weekly sales the markets still remained firm to a slight easing , the difference being in the types of stock yarded. The majority being of the feed on and back to the paddock types with the restockers and feed on buyers making sure there were no bargains to be had.
Cattle numbers:
Vealer steers averaged 575.8c/kg topping at 690c/kg or $$1374.90 to $1946.11
Vealer heifers averaged 501.4c/kg topping at 640.2c/kg or $1225.96 to $1644.06
Feeder steers averaged 516.2c/kg topping at 628.2c/kg or $2014.22 to $2545.69
Feeder heifers averaged 442.7c/kg topping at 526.2c/kg or $1742.65 to $2162.92
Yearling steers averaged 528.1c/kg topping at 642.2c/kg or $1674.90 to $2200.38
Yearling heifers averaged 475.6c/kg topping at 540c/kg or $1659.17 to $2296.00
Steers averaged 410.9c/kg topping at 522.2c/kg or $1581.30 to $2944.95
Heifers averaged 408c/kg topping at 440.2c/kg or $1977.56 to $2484.12
Manufacturing steers averaged and returned 339.2c/kg to make $2295.40
Cows averaged 344.4c/kg topping at 400c/kg or $1912.96 to $2960.00
Bulls averaged 383.7c/kg topping at 560.2c/kg or $1920.05 to $4231.68
Lamb and Sheep
Lamb and Sheep numbers rose and even with an additional exporter available the market closed slightly weaker. The yarding contained some good runs of store and feed on stock with some good export and butcher types keeping the market from free-falling.
Lambs topped at $230 to average $137.31 a drop of $19/head
Hoggets topped at $188 to average $118.42 a drop of $20/head
Ewes topped at $150 to average $85.07 par on last week
Wethers topped at $161 to average $133.71 a rise of $10/head
Rams topped at $120 to average $94.25 a drop of $24/head
Lamb rams topped at $157 to average $95.94 a drop of $58/head
Ewe lambs topped at $190 to to average $124.34 a drop of $38/head
Sale total averaged $118.33 a drop of $29/head week on week
Pig and Poultry
Pig and poultry numbers were subdued with boars making to $140, Baconers to $180, Pork to $128, stores from $93 to $179.
Quails sold to $30, Drakes to $30, Geese to $22.50, Hen & Chick units sold to $55, Roosters sold to $20, Silky hens sold to $42.50
The vendors all came out of the woodwork today with a larger yarding of 2586 head meeting the market.
The operators were all looking to fill orders.
The yarding was fuelled by some larger consignments of mutton as well as a run of lambs from the Central West, the breakup of the yarding influenced the pricing with all categories other than wethers falling in price.
The weather was kind and stayed relatively dry until the finish of selling. Lambs topped at $230 to average $137.31 ($19down), hoggets topped at $188 to average $118.42($20down), ewes topped at $150 to average $85.07(Par), rams topped at $120 to average $94.25($24down), lamb rams topped at $157 to average $95.94($58down), ewe lambs topped at $190 to average $124.34($38down).
The total yarding of 2586 head averaged $118.33 down $29/head week on week.
• Fessey Family sold Poll Dorset x lambs 86kg in the wool to Fletcher International for $230, 53.3kg to Tonys supa Meats and Eversons for $190, 95kg hoggets to Fletcher International for $188
• Edgertons sold Dorset x shorn lambs 48kg to Eversons for $160, 48kg hoggets to Eversons for $140, 70kg wethers to Fletcher International for $144
• Rory & Kathy Frost sold Dorper lambs 47kg to Grants Quality Meats and Elliots Butchery for $185, 38.7kg to restockers for $190 and $170, ram lambs to restockers for $150
• Rangemore Estate sold Dorper x lambs 42.5kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $135, 51kg hoggets to Eversons for $150
• Arolla Past Co sold Dorper lambs 48.3kg to Eversons for $172, 49kg hoggets to Take IT Easy Meats for $168, 75kg hoggets and 4tooth to Eversons for $168 and $161, ewes to Eversons for $120
• Trevor Bavington sold Dorper lambs 31kg to restockers for $83, 33.3kg ram lambs to Whites Trading for $85
• Greg Fitzgerald sold Dorper ram lambs 46.6kg to Eversons for $120, 50kg ram hogget to Whites Trading for $136
• Bruce Rippingale sold Dorper x lambs 41.25kg to restockers for $130, 25kg lambs to ALQ for $90, hoggets 52.5kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $145 and 30kg ram hoggets to restockers for $88
• R M Rowlands sold Dorper x ewe lambs 49kg to restockers for $174, 44.14kg to restockers for $151, 37kg to GR Prime for $129.50, 30.8kg to Shelley F/T for $98, 28kg to JD Rural for $92, 34.3kg to restockers for $90 and $84, hogget ewes 52kg to restockers for $150, ewe and lamb units to restockers for $146
