SHEEP & LAMBS
July 2. Yarding: 15,717. Change: down 2905. Lambs: 11,484. Change: down 2232. Sheep: 4233. Change: down 673.
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Lamb supply eased to 11,484 head at Ballarat this week. Quality varied from average to good, with a mix of all weights yarded. The usual buying group attended and operated in a primarily dearer market, with the better covered lambs $2 to $10/head dearer. Heavy lambs sold to $340/head, with quality trade weight lambs at times making approximately 1,000c/kg cwt. Restockers and feeders paid from $153 to $236, with lighter lots receiving from $44 to $136/head. Light weight 2 score lambs weighing 12-18kg sold from $100 to $198/head to average 890c/kg. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs weighing 18- 22kg made from $160 to $218/head to average 910c/kg. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs weighing 22-24kg sold from $198 to $247/head, varying from 845c to 1,015c to average 955c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score trade weight lambs weighing 24-26kg sold from $204 to $258/head to average close to 965c/kg cwt. Export lambs weighing 26-30kg sold from $243 to $286/head to average 940c/kg cwt. Extra heavy export lambs 30kg plus sold from $290 to $340/head. Hoggets made from $126 to $170 for crossbreds and Merinos made to $126/head. Sheep numbers were also back this week at 4,233, with all weights yarded. Not all the major processors attended or operated. Sheep sold to similar competition, with heavy sheep easing a few dollars in places. Light weight 1 and 2 score sheep sold from $75 to $122 to average 550c/kg, with very light 1 scores making from $10 to $86/head. Medium weight 2 and 3 score sheep sold from $93 to $168/head, or from 490c to 700c, with Merino mutton averaging close to 590c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $150 to $176, as heavy Merino wethers made from $158 to $177, while medium weights received from $115 to $134/head, the Merino sheep averaging from 595c to 630c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 to 4 score crossbred sheep sold from $136 to $250/head to average approximately 600c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $20 to $176/head.
AVERAGES
SHORN LAMBS
87 J Sobey, Ascot,$340
32 C Grose, Coghills Creek,$340
47 Guthrie Farms, Dean,$339
60 La Rose, Learmonth,$335
78 Carlisle Farming, Dean,$330
144 KP Maher & Sons, Springbank,$315
63 Gervasoni P/L, Koorooocheang,$279
114 Thomas Ag, Ascot,$269
17 Wardor P/L, Buangor,$268
68 RG & EJ Keith, Ullina,$263
15 E & A Stephens & Sons, Mt Prospect,$259
86 P & J Morcombe, Mena Park,$258
18 HA, SB, & MJ Treweek, Ascot,$258
120 BJ Frawley & Sons, Bungaree,$252
35 Schultze Pastoral, Freshwater Creek,$250
72 Rumler & Trainer, Lismore,$249
40 P, D & JJ Coghlan, Bung Bong,$247
76 DJ & K Mortlock, Dunluce,$244
27 JD Sharrock, Vite Vite,$243
113 Schulze Pastoral, Freshwater Creek,$242
35 KL & CE Mowatt, Simpson,$240
68 Bornes Hill Pastoral, Willaura,$238
61 GJ Coghlan, Avoca,$235
48 HR Haintz & Sons, Springbank,$233
64 Coonmoor Pastoral, Lindenow Sth,$227
44 P Lehman, Beulah,$218
44 WG Spittle, Cressy,$215
19 P & A Huttig, Beulah,$215
37 D Anders, Hexham,$209
33 RC Jubb, Hexham,$205
10 D & B Emmlin, Elaine,$200
17 AP Pearce, Bullarto,$196
33 Maxray Noms, Meeniyan,$195
XBRED SHEEP
24 HA, SB, & MJ Treweek, Ascot,$256
16 Fraser & Keller, Miners Rest,$250
13 P Heath, Balliang,$225
15 D & M Kininmonth, Ombersley,$215
11 D & A Wallace, Woolsthorpe,$200
21 Emu Hill, Linton,$198
82 LT & MB Frame, Vite Vite,$190
41 J & T McKenzie, Timboon,$171
26 Borner Hill P/L, Willaura,$170
MERINO EWES
16 R Polkinhorne, Wedderburn,$177
47 M & J Brennan, Langi Logan,$176
75 PLC Browne, Landsborough,$162
29 Glenn Bros, Guildford,$155
10 DF McKay, Ararat,$153
11 WL & WA Dennis, Warncoort,$144
26 M & A Stevens, Ararat,$143
12 M & M Brady, Ararat,$135
48 Grant Partners, Raglan,$133
CATTLE
July 1. Yarding: 109. Change: down 114.
Numbers reduced to 109 head this week at Ballarat, following useful weekend rain. Quality was average, with the usual buying group in attendance and operating in a firm to dearer market on the limited number of young cattle. Better covered cows sold 10c to 20c dearer, as heavy beef bulls made to 229c/kg to also be dearer on last week. Numbers comprised 60 cows, 27 steers, 24 heifers, 8 bulls and a few pens of open auction young cattle. Vealers and yearlings sold to the trade from 220c to 300c, with restockers and feeders paying from 172c to 241c and from 125c to 168c/kg for the light plainer types. Grown heifers improved 10c, with D2 types making from 150c to 190c, as a heavier C3 type sold for 252c, while restockers paid to 174c/kg. Heavy C muscle 3 score cows sold from 215c to 243c, as D2 cows made from 210c to 220c/kg. Medium weight C2 cows sold for 210c, as the D2 and 3 score cows made from 150c to 232c/kg. Light D2 cows made to 150c, as E1 cows sold from 106c to 120c/kg. Restockers paid from 187c to 191c/kg for cows.
ORDER OF SALE
Cattle, Monday
1 Charles Stewart; 2 Elders Ltd; 3 Landmark; 4 TB White & Sons Pty Ltd; 5 HF Richardson
Sheep, Tuesday
1 Charles Stewart; 2 Elders Ltd; 3 Landmark; 4 TB White & Sons Pty Ltd; 5 HF Richardson
LANDMARK WOOL WEEKLY
For week ending June 28.
The final sales of the 2018-19 Wool Selling Season continued the downward trend that began at the beginning of June. The EMI lost a further 51 cents to 1,715 c/kg clean. The national offering of 29,167 bales and the looming 3-week sale recess were not enough to ignite demand and reverse the recent trend of low buyer confidence. The EMI has finished the season 341 cents lower than at the end of 2017-18 (down 16.6 per cent) with the national offering 11.9 per cent lower than last season. The impact of the drought on this seasons offering saw less than 50 per cent of Merino fleece lots carrying 1 per cent VM, a 14 per cent reduction in lots with style 4 or better and a 6.8 per cent reduction on lots with 40 N/ktex. Another week of falling prices in Sydney saw reductions of between 80 and 101 cents across the Merino Micron Price Guides (MPGs). Good, average and inferior style lots again dominated the selection with discounts compounding for lots with low staple strength ( 30 N/ktex). The Northern Regional Indicator closed at 1731 c/kg clean down 58 cents. The Northern Merino Carding Indicator fell 24 cents to 931 c/kg clean. The Sydney pass-in rate was 17.0 per cent. High pass in rates on both Melbourne sale days, 19.5 per cent and 15.2 per cent on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, signified grower reluctance to sell in the continually falling market. \The Southern Market Indicator dropped 46 cents to 1705 c/kg clean and the Southern Merino Carding Indicator fell 32 cents to 921 c/kg clean. The Melbourne pass-in rate was 16.6 per cent. After a one-week recess, significant price reductions between 118 and 128 cents occurred across all MPGs in Fremantle. High pass-in rates together with a proportion of lots withdrawn prior to sale, resulted in nearly 46 per cent of the Merino fleece lots offered failing to sell on Thursday. The Western Regional Indicator lost 105 cents to 1832 c/kg clean.