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Muchea Sheep Report 18/11/2025
Yarding 6702 / sheep 3869 / lambs 2833

Numbers halved from the previous sale and again lambs with weight were limited in supply. While store lambs remained equal the light volume of heavier grades helped lift their values by $15/20/head. Mutton was also in demand and received improved rates regardless of weight with boning grades gaining the most. Wethers were also keenly sought after in any frame size and fat score lifting $25-30/head.

New season store lambs ranged from $66 to $170 while airfreight weights sold from $166 to $194/head. Heavier lambs gained $15/20 with trade weights selling from $196 to $248 and heavy lambs returned $238 to $281/head.

Lighter framed Merino wether hoggets sold from $130 to $158 and with more weight and wool sold to a top of $237/head. Only light merino ewe hoggets were yarded and ranged from $146 to $160 while Crossbred hoggets started from $120 and topped at $255/head.

Boner mutton gained $10-15 making $120 to $188 while heavier ewes were dearer by $5-7 and returned $175 to $240/head. Wethers lifted with light frames selling from $152 to $208 and heavy wethers from $211-253 while mature rams sold from $80-180/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 17/11/2025
Yarding 1476

Numbers fell away this week and although all categories eased in supply, it was mostly due to a lighter volume of bulls and heifers. The sale consisted of a high percentage of quality Angus and Locally bred Droughtmaster cattle represented across most categories. Presented in the yarding were good lines of trade weight steers and heifers and large drafts of cows to suit all markets along with well-bred yearlings and weaners. feeder cows were in high demand lifting 30/40c in value and live shipping was strong on bulls steers and heifers.

Local weaner steers in plain condition sold from 200c to 380c and with more cover realized 480c/kg. Light local weaner heifers were making 180c to 334c and better conditioned heifers from 380c to 410c/kg. Yearling steers over all weight ranges were selling well making 378c to 450c and yearling heifers from 328c to 400c/kg. Pastoral steer calves were light in number ranging from 120c to 324c while pastoral heifers were selling from 150c to 328c/kg.

Grown steers ranged from 338c to 408c while grown heifers returned 298c to 390c/kg.
Light framed pastoral store cows sold from 60c to 236c while bigger framed store cows were in demand making 250c to 308c while medium weight and heavy weights returned 280c to 338c/kg.

Bulls suited for shipping were in demand from several exporters selling from 250c to 412c and heavy bulls gained 10c ranging from 250c to 340c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

Muchea Sheep Report 11/11/2025
Yarding 12553 / sheep 8273 / lambs 4280

It was a similar sale to last week with around the same volume of both lambs and sheep. Quality was also similar as well with limited heavy lambs on offer and mutton was penned in large lines. All the regular faces were in the buying group and all were bidding with feedlotters and live export both active on the midrange lambs keeping values firm to recent pricing and the remainder of the sale as a whole was firm.

New season store lambs ranged from $82 to $175 while airfreight weights returned $168 to $198/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $184 to $230 and most heavy lambs sold from $223 to $242 with one exceptional pen reaching $260/head.

Old season lambs were too few to quote however light framed Merino wether hoggets made $50 to $150 and with heavier frames sold to a top of $249/head. Merino ewe hoggets were making $110 to $178 while Crossbred hoggets returned $110 to $200 and younger rams sold to a top of $240/head.

Demand for boning mutton was strong with small framed light ewes selling from $50 to $144 while bigger framed boners sold from $100 to $176/head. Medium weight ewes returned $172 to $221 and heavy ewes from $190 to $236/head. Heavy wethers were making $180 to $240 with a skin while mature rams ranged from $50 to $180 depending on age and quality.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 10/11/2025
Yarding 2256

Numbers rose significantly today with higher volumes covering all categories. Local and pastoral trade weight steers and heifers were in good supply while local and pastoral cows were yarded in large drafts across all weight ranges and fat scores. Yearlings and weaners were also plentiful and pastoral shipping bulls were also penned in big lines. Bulls of all weight ranges lifted today as did the cow market. Breeding was the main component for gains in both pastoral and local younger cattle.

Local weaner steers were selling from 380c to 490c while weaner heifers were making 214c to 398c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 320c to 452c and heavier weights from 374c to 452c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 270c to 350c and with more weight and frame sold up to 420c/kg. Pastoral steers gained 10/12c with steer calves starting from 220c up to 390c while yearling steers sold from 284c to 412c/kg. Pastoral heifer calves ranged from 230c to 300c and yearling heifers from 200c up to 362c for well-breed droughtmasters.

Grown steers ranged from 324c to 412c while grown heifers returned 280c to 382c/kg.
Light framed pastoral store cows were selling from 80c to 220c while bigger framed stores sold up to 270c/kg. Cows with more cover gained 10c with medium weights making 250c to 316c and heavy cows sold to a top of 332c/kg.

Competition on shipping bulls was strong, lifting values by 20/25c making 320c to 432c while pastoral heavy bulls lifted 10c to equal locally bred bull values with both selling from 292c to 330c/kg

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