Muchea Sheep Report

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Report Date: 16th April 2024

Total Yarding: 10,340

Commentary

Numbers were up by around 1200 this week with just over 5000 head in both lamb and sheep categories respectively. There were some very well presented lines of Trade to heavy lambs across all agents along with large drafts of store lambs and big lines of mutton. The buying field had most of the regular buyers present including a few restockers and one eastern states buyer. The lamb market remained equal to last weeks slight gains however the mutton market slipped $3/4/head.

Crossbred and Merino store lambs weighing 12 to 16kg both ranged from $10 to $67 while light lambs were selling from $51 to $85/head. Trade lambs returned $81 to $123 and heavy lambs realized $133/head.

Merino wether hoggets were making $27 to $58 while Merino ewe hoggets returned $25 to $57 and the better Crossbred hoggets sold from $44 to $63/head.

Boner ewes from $1 to $20, medium ewes returned $15 to $35 and heavy ewes sold up to $36 with a skin. The best of the ram lambs sold to $90 and Mature rams ranged from $5 to $30.

Market reporter Terry Birkin.