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4 days ago

Muchea Sheep Report 27/01/2026
Yarding 7116 / sheep 3218 / lambs 3898

Numbers dropped away today by approximately 2500/head. Excellent lines of finished lambs were offered and prices held up well with quality telling on values as the volume of store lines eased down to many pens of plain clean up lines ranging from 1 to 5 in pens. Store lambs were down $5 while heavy lambs lifted another $5/7. Mutton also gained $5/7 while several restockers where competing on Rams.

Plain store lambs started from $40 up to $192 for better types while light lambs made $166 to $220/head. Trade weights returned $194 to $233 while heavy lambs sold from $220 to $300/head.

Merino wether hoggets sold from $155 to $244 while Merino ewe hoggets were making $128 to $250/head. Crossbred hoggets with weight returned $170 to $250 and younger rams sold to a top of $240/head.

Mutton gained $5/7 with boning ewes ranging from $50 to $175 while medium weights returned $154 to $230 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $260/head. Heavy wethers made $170 to $260 while mature rams to processors sold from $50 to $250 and rams to restockers returned $220 up to $500/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

4 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 27/01/2026
1132 liveweight and 30 veal / Total 1162

Cattle numbers remained fair today with 1162 after the long weekend.
The sale consisted of good quality trade steers, big lines of fat and store cows while lines of weaners and yearlings dropped off a little in quality. Quality determined price fluctuations to overall remain equal.

Local weaner steers were selling from 300c to 500c while weaner heifers were making 250c to 380c/kg. Local yearling steers sold from 320c to 410c while yearling heifers returned 250c to 366c/kg.

Grown steers ranged from 240c to 382c while grown heifers returned 356c to 364c/kg.
Store cows sold from 122c to 308c while medium weight cows returned 260c to 358c and heavy cows sold to a top of 336c/kg.

Shipping bulls sold from 250c to 334c and heavy bulls ranged from 220c to 284c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

Muchea Sheep Report 20/01/2026
Yarding 9553 / sheep 3663 / lambs 5890

Today's sale was slightly less in volume than last week with a very similar line up of ewes and lambs. Large supplies of trade weight and heavy lambs dominated the yarding again this week although overall they were slightly lighter on average while mutton supplies again were conservative. With a crowded buying field demand was high on most categories of sheep and lambs lifting the market as a whole by $10/15/head.

Small framed store lambs started from $77 and sold up to $204 while light lambs made $189 to $224 gaining $5/7/head. Heavier lambs gained $8/10 with trade weights selling from $192 to $245 and heavy lambs returned $230 to $286/head.

Merino wether hoggets sold from $180 to $226 while Merino ewe hoggets were making $161 to $222/head. Crossbred hoggets with weight and finish returned $180 to $240 and younger rams sold to a top of $278/head.

Boning ewes ranged from $90 to $180 to remain equal while medium weights lifted $10/12 to return $172 to $240 and heavy ewes from $230 to $251, also gaining $10/15/head. Heavy wethers were also up $10 ranging from $170 to $240 and mature rams sold from $30 to $184 while a grazier paid $310 for 1 Dorper cross ram.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 19/01/2026
1293 liveweight and 21 veal / Total 1341

Numbers were similar to last week with a difference of 80 head, the sale had a reasonably even percentage of local and pastoral cattle, although quality was down on local cattle this week while pastoral stocks were very mixed. Most categories had limited quality pens on offer and this was reflected in pricing. The yarding also had fewer full pens with many ones and twos as sale lots resulting in a slower sale. The buying field was reasonably full of regulars and several restockers were operating, however demand was lacking resulting in the market as a whole easing 8/10c/kg.

Depending on condition, local weaner steers ranged from 290c to 476c while weaner heifers were making 200c to 390c/kg. Local yearling steers under 400kg sold from 258c to 468c and heavier weights from 298c to 404c/kg. Yearling heifers under 400kg were selling from 220c to 350c and heavier heifers sold from 302c to 356c/kg. Pastoral steer calves started from 200c up to 402c while pastoral heifers ranged from 150c up to 368c with more weight and cover.

Grown steers sold from 300c to 372c while grown were similar, selling from 300c to 370c/kg.
Light framed pastoral store cows sold from 50c to 200c while bigger framed store cows made from 220c to 280c/kg. Medium weight cows returned 270c to 310c and heavy cows sold to a top of 340c/kg.

Shipping bulls were selling from 220c to 368c and heavy bulls returned 260c to 322c/kg, easing 10c.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

3 weeks ago

Muchea Sheep Report 13/01/2026
Yarding10903 / sheep 3517 / lambs 7386

It was a very similar sale to last week with around the same total and same break up of sheep and lambs supplies. The yarding again consisted of good runs of shorn heavy lambs and larger volumes of and feeder and air freight weights down to several lanes of small framed stores. Mutton supplies were light both in weights and numbers however pricing improved from the last sale lifting $10/15/head. Store lambs recorded gains of $5/10 while heavier categories were firm to slightly dearer. Store wethers also gained $10/15 with competition from Live shipping amongst the usual regular buyers in the field.

Store lambs gained $5 with light framed stores starting from $60 to $90 and bigger framed stores selling up to $198/head. Light lambs were firm making $175 to $219 while trade weights were also equal selling from $190 to $236/head. Well presented heavy shorn lambs off feed remained equal and sold from $235 to $290/head.

Store Merino wether hoggets gained $10/15 ranging from $138 to $180 and with more weight sold to a top of $228/head. Light supplies of Merino ewe hoggets were selling from $188 to $220 while Crossbred hoggets on the heavier side returned $161 to $240 and younger rams sold to a top of $250/head.

The mutton market recovered from last weeks dip in values with boning grades selling from $70 to $181,medium weights from $165 to $221 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $230/head. Heavy wethers ranged from $180 to $250 and mature rams sold from $90 to $218/head.

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