Groganville Pastoral Co topped today’s market with Elders selling 50 XB Lambs for $174.6ph.
Heavy lambs sold from $135 to $151 and extra heavy weights received from $150 to $174/head at SELX.
Numbers lifted this sale though lambs remained similar.
Lamb quality was very mixed with a large percentage of plainer types penned.There was less weight yarded than previous weeks and the usual buyers were present and competing in an easier market.
Light lambs sold from $112 to $118/head. Trade weight were $3 to $5 easier with prices from $120 to $138/head.
Carcase prices averaged from 586c to 615c/kg cwt.
Mutton numbers showed the increase. Merinos made up the majority of the offering and quality was also very mixed.
Prices were strong with Merino ewes selling from $96 to $140/head. Crossbreds sold from $105 to $146/head. Merino wethers ranged in price from $90 to $156/head.
Market Report: MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
| Category | Qty | $ / Hd | |
| Suckers XB | – | Top | – |
| Aver | – | ||
| Lambs Merino | 647 | Top | $118.00 |
| Aver | $64.76 | ||
| Lambs XB | 5,894 | Top | $174.60 |
| Aver | $110.73 | ||
| Hoggets XB | 202 | Top | $145.00 |
| Aver | $108.27 | ||
| Wethers Merino | 2,618 | Top | $156.20 |
| Aver | $101.29 | ||
| Ewes XB | 1,102 | Top | $148.60 |
| Aver | $101.05 | ||
| Ewes Merino | 4,684 | Top | $140.20 |
| Aver | $71.13 |