By McDougall and Sons
Agents yarded 774 head to the weekly sale with the platform for prices fully in favour of the vendors, as buyers fought tooth and nail for the stock.
Light cattle were still the performance leaders as far as cents/kilo are concerned, but some good lines of trade and feedlot beef were very strong.
Cattle numbers
Vealer steers averaged 552.7c to a top of 752.2c/kg or $1469.94 to $1890
Vealer heifers averaged 524.5c to a top of 612.2c/kg or $1423.79 to $1882.34
Feeder steers averaged 509.9c to a top of 594.2c/kg or $2048.05 to $2504.25
Feeder heifers averaged 465.1c to a top of 495.2c/kg or $1602.06 to $1833.37
Yearling steers averaged 608.3c to a top of 729.2c/kg or $1973.07 to $2490.71rise of
Yearling heifers averaged 505.1c to a top of 613.2c/kg or $1607.88 to $2149.77
Steers averaged 457.4c to a top of 510.2c/kg or $2288.42 to $3491.40
Heifers averaged 416c to a top of 460.2c/kg or $1944.58 to $2997.66
Cows averaged 342.1c to a top of 395c/kg or $1994.52 to $3333.84
Bulls averaged 390.6c to a top of 528.2c/kg or $2273.89 to $3985.23
Sheep and lamb numbers
Sheep and Lamb numbers were up on last week, the yarding had some of the better runs of lambs and mutton seen for a while.
One major buyer did not operate which had an effect on mutton prices.
The sale averages indicated a rise of $6/head but with the number of good lambs this figure is not a good indicator of the sale.
Lambs topped at $264 to average $206.84 up $7
Hoggets topped at $221 to average $160.26 up $22
Ewes topped at $250 to average $180.09 down $50
Wethers topped at $200 to average $137.99 up $11
Lamb Rams topped $192 to average $182.56 down $12
Pig and poultry numbers
Pig numbers rose with Boars selling from $90 to $95, Sows from $232 to $342, Stores from $73 to $185, Pork from $156 to $206.
Goslings sold to $65, Ducklings sold to $30, Ducks sold to $20, Hens & Chicks sold to $80, Roosters sold to $20, Hens to $12.50.
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents today yarded 1091 head to the local sheep & lamb sale, the yarding was dominated with lambs and hoggets with a few better lines of mutton complimenting the lambs on display.
The buyers were all in attendance but one of the major exporters was unable to commit with a closure looming for the upgrade of their facility.
The market statistically was around last weeks rates with lambs topping for $264 to average $206.84($7up), hoggets topped at $221 to average $160.26($22up), ewes topped at $250 to average $180.09 ($50 down), wethers topped at $200 to average $137.99, rams topped at $420 to average $169, lamb rams topped at $192 to average $182.56 ($12 down).
The back to the paddock and ewe portions were in keen demand.
• Widgeegoera Past Co sold 2nd x Poll Dorset lambs off crop 70kg to Shelley F/T for $262, 64.6kg to Warwick Meats for $260
• Lawrence Springborg sold Dorper x lambs 50.4kg to Leslie Lamb for $224, 47.7kg to Tonys Supa Meats and Eversons for $213
• Brooklyn Dorpers sold 43.8kg lambs off crop and grain access to Leslie Lamb for $209, 41.1kg to Young Meats for $200
• Tom & Tracie Cooper sold Dorset sucker lambs 44.1kg to GR Prime for $198, wethers to Eversons for $200
• Mark & Mary-Jane Cook sold Xbred wether lambs off feed 53.57 to Eversons for $222, 51kg ewe lambs to Eversons for $220, hoggets 52kg to Eversons for $170
• Sharpe Past P/L sold Dorpers x lambs 44.79kg to Leslie Lamb for $192, 40.7kg to Elliots Butchery for $174
• Warren & Tracey Ohl sold Dorper x lambs 60kg and 48.8kg to Eversons for $220 and $204, 45.7kg to GR Prime for $195, hoggets 54.1kg to Uniplaza Meats for $199
• Lucinda & Andrew Doonan sold Dorper wethers 2 to 4 yr old to Eversons for $160, ewes to restockers for $250
• Melrose sold sucker Xb lambs 39.3kg to restockers for $200 to Highchester Meats for $197, 25kg to Highchester Meats for $135, wethers to Eversons for $190
• Moody Grazing Co sold Merino hoggets 49.5kg to Eversons for $146, 40kg to restockers for $110, 50kg stags to Eversons for $100, wethers to Whites Trading for $125, ewes to restockers for $136 and $125. Rams to GR Prime for $169
• Geoff & Andrea Fearby sold Merino wethers with 1/8 skins to Eversons for $150 and $146
• Phil & Gabe Byrnes sold Dorper lambs 43.5kg to GR Prime for $187, 43kg to Young Meats for $197, 41.1kg to Highchester Meats for $188
• Barry & Trudy Feichtner sold Dorper lambs 58.75kg to Eversons for $225
