HAMILTON agents yarded 5000 lambs and 800 sheep at Wednesday’s market being an increase of over 2200 on the previous weeks market.
The quality improved this week with more freshly shorn fresh lambs on offer suitable to the trade. The unshorn lambs tailed off in price. The sheep offering covered most weight and grades consisting of mainly crossbred Ewes.
Not all buyers were fully active or present. Little feeder competition was evident and store competition was non-existent. Despite the improvement in quality the market for most lamb eased $10 to $15 per head, however the better shorn lambs were the least affected. Very good trade lambs 18 to 26kg to the trade were making from 320c to 450c/kg. Top lambs made to $120p/hd. Sheep sold generally unchanged to slightly easier on last week’s market.
Light 12 to 16kg lambs made from $24 to $46p/hd. Trade lamb 18 to 22kg from $48 to $96p/hd. Medium weight lambs to the trade 22 to 26kg made from $70 to $108p/hd. Hoggets sold to $47p/hd. Heavy crossbred Ewes sold to $34 with Merino ewes to $38p/hd. Merino wethers sold to $25p/hd with the general run of good to medium mutton realizing between 80c and 110c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $1 to $7p/hd.
L.M.B. LIVESTOCK
XB Lambs: ALS 1528 Farm, Strathkellar, $120; C Elligate, Byaduk, $118; Eastview P/Ship, Nth Byaduk, $117; AJ Dyke, Paschendale, $117; Kurra Wirra, Balmoral, $112; T Benson, Coleraine, $110; C Elligate, Byaduk, $108; A Roth, Tarrington, $108; JD & A Montgomery, $102.
XB Ewes: CP & NPM Baulch,Branxholme, $32; Moutajup P/Co, Strathkellar, $32.
KERR & CO LIVESTOCK
Lambs: Donna Jones, Portland, $118; First Australian Farmland, Branxholme, $109; Swan Lake, Mt Richmond, $108; G & K Hornell, Hamilton, $102; First Australian Farmland, Branxholme, $95; First Australian Farmland, Branxholme, $90; G & J Hornell, Hamilton, $90; R & G Anderson, Hawkesdale, $88; S & J Cozens, Hawkesdale, $88; Kinnealy P/Ship, Penshurst, $74; RS Rundell & Sons, Condah, $72.
XB Ewes: J Morton, Woodhouse, $33; Bell Pastoral, Woolsthorpe, $30.
NUTRIEN LIVESTOCK
XB Lambs: Smokey River, Hotspur, $112; Ralph & King PL, Warrong, $112; Rowan Partners, Carapook $100; M & M Cox, Coojar, $80; G & S Carlin, Casterton, $73; A & C Lewis, Cavendish, $60; T & V Button, Bochara, $59.
XB Ewes: M & M Cox, Coojar, $23; A & C Lewis, Cavendish, $22.
XB Hoggets: A & C Lewis, Cavendish, $47.
LANYONS
XB Lambs: G & K Colliver, Heywood, $90; Egger & Astbury, Hamilton, $50.
Merino Wethers: R Linke, Tarrington, $23.
ELDERS
XB Lambs: Glenaire Pship, Tyrendarra, $106; Glenaire Pship, Tyrendarra, $104; G & R Thomson, Condah, $88; Flaxvale F/lot Pty Ltd, Bahgallah, $88; Glenaire P/Ship, $88; TR & JL Williams Hawkesdale, $78; G& R Thomson, Condah, $58; Allanbee Past, Wannon, $42.
XB Sheep: Kurranulla F/Trust, Morgiana, $26; Flaxvale F/Lot, Bahgallah, $26; Kurranulla F/Trust, Morgiana, $20.
Hoggets: TR & JL Williams, Hawkesdale, $41; Lappenich Past/Co, Lake Bolac, $36; Flaxvale F/Lot, Bahgallah, $30.
J.M. ELLIS & CO
XB Lambs: N & L McClure, Harrow, $100; The Dish, Cavendish, $98; R & M Murphy, Warrayure, $93; Karang, Gazette, $80; Melanie Patrick Pty Ltd, Warrayure, $59; Karang, Gazette, $59;
XB Suckers: R Brody, Hamilton $78; R Brody, Hamilton, $46.
XB Ewes: Hope Ag, Hamilton, $30; T & D Dyson, Caramut, $30; D Derksen, Branxholme, $22.
Merino Wethers: M & R Leeming, Pigeon Ponds, $38; M & R Leeming, Pigeon Ponds, $28.
SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS
XB Lambs: Aringa West, Port Fairy, $108; G & J Habel, Hawkesdale, $105; G & J Habel, Hawkesdale, $88; Laggan Pastoral, Merino, $86; Aringa West, Port Fairy, $78; J Voight, Heywood, $65; Martin & Barker, Yambuk, $62; Laggan Pastoral, Merino, $57; J Voight, Heywood, $56.
