60/40 lamb to mutton breakdown

Firm trade and feed on lambs. PHOTO: QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

Vendors and Agents combined to present 1712 head to the local weekly sale. The yarding consisted of 1712 head, the breakdown was 60/40 lamb to mutton. The market was fully firm for the trade and feed on types in the lambs, the heavy export weights eased slightly. Mutton was strong as some good lines made as good as over the hooks rates. Light lambs and feed on types were keenly contested. Lambs topped at $195 to av $135.27 ($23 up), Hoggets topped at $130 to av $95.78 ($20 down), Ewes topped at $94 to av $70.13 ($19 up ), Wethers topped at $100 to av $89.67 ($37 up ), Rams topped at $120 to av $86.42($12 up ), Lamb rams topped at $170 to av $119.71 ($32 up). The total yarding of 1712 head averaged $109.83 a jump of $19/head week on week.

Tom & Tracie Cooper sold Dorset x lambs of feed 62.75kg to Thomas Foods for $195, ram lambs 62.75kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $150

Vermont Past Co sold 1st x Dorset lambs 53.3kg to GR Prime for $166, 53.3kg to Thomas Foods for $164, 51.32kg to Eversons for $158

Gary Cartwright sold Xbred lambs off feed 48.1kg to Warwick Meats for $156, 44.5kg to Mc Intyre Meats for $135, st x lambs 46.6kg to Mc Intyre Meats for $131, Dorper x lambs 45.3kg to GR Prime for $149

Neville Baldock sold 55kg Dorper lambs to Take IT Easy Meats for $169, 46.5kg to restockers for $158, 32.5kg to GR Prime for $97

JCD Past Co sold Dorper lambs 50.7kg to GR Prime for $168, 45kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $141

Kim Aisthorpe sold Dorper lambs 49.6kg to Eversons for $162, 48.7kg to Warwick Meats for $158, 42.5kg to GR Prime for $130, 38kg to GR Prime for $98

Warwick Ryan sold Dorper lambs 32.8kg to restockers for $81

Giltrow Family sold Dorper ewes to Thomas Foods for $92, Eversons for $90, Mc Intyre Meats for $80, Ewes to retockers for $71

Cooinda P/S sold Dorper x lambs 45kg to restockers for $149, 42.2kg to GR Prime for $126, Hoggets 44kg to GR Prime for $85