By McDougall and Sons
Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week…
Agents yarded 850 head to the weekly cattle sale and 902 head to the weekly sheep and lamb sale.
The markets were very strong across all descriptions with restockers and processors fighting to fill orders.
The sheep and lamb market saw the average price across the yarding in excess of $200 per head. Pork numbers were down with the store section providing the bulk of the offering.
Cattle numbers
• Vealer steers averaged 621.1c/kg to a top of 720.2c or $1564.03 to a top of $1962.26
• Vealer heifers averaged 535.6c/kg to a top of 590.2c or $1424.82 to a top of $1680.21
• Feeder steers averaged 541.9c/kg to a top of 634.2c or $2010.97 to a top of $2873.47
• Feeder heifers averaged 497.6c/kg to a top of 548.2c or $1726.84 to a top of $1818.85
• Yearling steers averaged 589.3c/kg to a top of 704.2c or $1628.22 to a top of $2192.80
• Yearling heifers averaged 499c/kg to a top of 582.2c or $1554.12 to a top of $2099.45
• Steers averaged 422.9c/kg to a top of 566.2c or $2337.89 to a top of $3506.13
• Heifers averaged 383.3c/kg to a top of 416.2c or $1966.24 to a top of $3127.74
• Manufacturing steers averaged 390.3c/kg to a top of 405.2c or $2737.27 to $3205.25
• Cows averaged 354.5c/kg to a top of 395c or $2039.62 to a top of $2981.44
• Bulls averaged369.5c/kg to a top of 620.2c or $2276.35 to a top of $4149.87
Sheep and lamb numbers
• Lambs topped at $251 to average $205.45 a rise of $21/head average
• Hoggets topped at $210 to average $187.57 a rise of $4/head average
• Ewes topped at $200 to average $172.77 a rise of $39/head average
• Wethers topped at $189 to average $182.79 a rise of $23/head average
• Lamb rams topped at $300 to average $200.70 a drop of $7/head average
• Ewe and Lamb units topped at $310 to average $253.21 a rise of $17/head average
Pig and poultry numbers
• Sows sold from $350 to $402, Barrows sold from $112 to $124, Stores sold from $71 to $181
• Pork sold to $176
• Guinea pigs sold to $27, Hens and Chicks sold to $45, Goslings sold to $50, Ducks sold to $27.50, Hens to $20, Roosters to $15
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents (Wednesday 15 September) yarded 902 head for the weekly sale. The market was red hot compared to (the previous) week, with the first time other than special sales that the total yarding averaged over $200 / head.
The yarding was mainly light trade types with around 10 per cent of heavy trade and export types. Tidy ewe and lamb units were popular as well as back to the paddock breeders.
Lambs topped at $251 to average $205.45($21up), hoggets topped at $210 to average $187.57(4up), ewes topped at $200 to average $172.77($39up), wethers topped at $189 to average $182.79($23up), ram lambs topped at $300 to average $200.70($7down), ewe and lamb units topped at $310 to average $253.21($17up), the sale averaged $200.70 ($24up).
• Carel Rothman sold Dorper lambs 57.1kg to Thomas Foods for $225, 72.1kg Ram lambs to restockers for $240
• Steve and Fran Thompson sold Dorset x lambs 51.25kg to Eversons for $226, 50kg unshorn to Astons Butchery for $237
• Errol Luck sold sucker Xb lambs 52.6kg to Thomas Foods for $230
• Coolmunda Olives sold 50kg Dorper x lambs to Tonys Supa Meats and Eversons for $228, 41.25kg to Leslie Lamb for $195,rams to restockers for $184
• ECL Pastoral sold Dorper x lambs 50kg to GR Prime for $224, 40kg to Highchester Meats for $199
• Warren and Kerri Anne Lee sold Xb lambs 45kg to GR Prime for $190, Ram lambs 60kg to Eversons for $200 and Dorper rams to restockers for $194
• Woodenbong High School sold 71kg Suffolk lambs to Thomas Foods for $251 to top the sale, 51kg lambs to Eversons for $215, 80kg hoggets to Thomas Foods for $184, 80kg ram lambs to restockers for $300 and $225
• Geoff and Anne Marie Yeo sold 48kg Dorper x lambs to GR Prime for $212, 50kg hoggets to Eversons for $181, 40 kg hoggets to Whites Trading for $140, wethers to Shelley for $150 and Whites Trading for $181
• Martin Power sold Suffolk x lambs 52.3kg to Eversons for $216,52.3kg hoggets to Ashtons Butchery for $210
• Grant F/T sold Dorset ewe lambs 61.25kg to Eversons for $232, 71.25kg ewe hoggets to Thomas Foods for $190, 55kg wether lambs to Eversons for $230
• Greg Gibbons sold Dorper x ewes to restockers for $182
• Robert Goldsmith sold Dorper ewes to Thomas Foods for $180,restockers for $146, rams to restockers for $174
• Tim Henderson sold Dorper x hoggets 50kg to Eversons for $180 and restockers for $160, ewes to restockers for $192, ewe and lamb units for $27
