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5 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 22/07/2025
Yarding 15,658 / sheep 6,309 / lambs 9,349

Numbers were up by 2500 head from the last sale with increased supplies across all categories. There were good runs of trade and heavy lambs along with quality lines of heavy mutton and large drafts of fat tail sheep and lambs. Although one pen of very tidy lambs realized $301 the lamb market overall eased $10/12 and was erratic in places while the Mutton Market generally held ground on values.

Store lambs were a little softer selling from $37 up to $167 while light lambs were back $15/20 selling from $143 to $194/head. Trade lambs eased $10/12 and returned $170 to $224 while heavy lambs realized $301/head.

Store Merino wether hoggets were making $74 to $147 and with more weight up to $220 while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $156 to $224/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $140 to $250 and younger rams sold to a top $238/head.

Very light and plain ewes sold from $30 to $70 while boning mutton eased $6/8 selling from $70 to $160/head. Medium weight returned $130 to $220 and heavy ewes sold up to $240 to remain equal. Heavy wethers made $141 to $235 while mature rams returned $50 to $148/head

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Muchea Livestock Centre

6 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 21/07/2025
Total Yarding 365

Numbers remained low this week with only 365 in total and the yarding was divided fairly even between local and pastoral cattle. In the local yarding there were several pens of trade weight steers and heifers on offer with Limousin cattle the standout again lifting top prices in each of their categories along with a few pens of store and feeder types. Limited pens of fat cows were offered including a pen of 9 Limousin cows selling to 308c and 1cow in the same pen reaching 316c/kg. On the pastoral side there were good runs of well-bred Santa-cross bulls and heifers ranging in weight from150kg to 300kg as well as small lines of cows and mature bulls. The regular group of buyers were present along with several seasonal restockers competing mostly on the pastoral calves.

The few vealer steers yarded were well-bred and sold from 350c to 392c and the same for vealer heifers selling from 300c to 348c/kg. Store yearling steers sold from 278c to 306c and with more fat cover and breeding realized 396c/kg. Plain yearling heifers sold from 172c to 260c while better heifers sold to a top of 346c/kg. Although there were very few pastoral steers on offer pastoral heifers were selling from 150c to 258c/kg.

No grown steers were offered and only the odd pen of grown heifers selling from 200c to 306c/kg. Store cows were selling from 168c to 222c while medium weight cows returned 220c to 242c and prime cows gained 20c to realize 316c/kg.
Restocker bulls sold from 150c to 220c while shipping bulls gained 30c making 200c to 298c and slaughter bulls lifted 20c to return 234c to 270c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 15/07/2025
Yarding 13,123 / sheep 4,545 / lambs 8,578

Numbers lifted by almost 3000 head from last week presenting 8500 lambs and 4500 sheep. There were good quality lines of both lambs and sheep offered throughout the yarding with pricing across most categories increasing.
The usual faces were present in the buying group and while some were stepping back from the rail, this had no impact on values.

Approximately 270 light weight new season Dorper lambs were offered ranging from $139 to $170 weighing up to 16kg cwt and sold to top of $202 up to 19kg cwt.

Store lambs overall gained $8/10 starting from $70 up to $182 for bigger framed Merinos while light lambs also gained $10 selling from $160 to $222/head. Trade lambs lifted $15/20 returning $170 to $263 and heavy lambs were $10/12 dearer to realize $289/head.

Merino wether hoggets were up $8/10 starting from $110 up to $230 with more weight and a skin and the same for Merino ewe hoggets returning $130 to $239/head. Heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $150 to $221 and younger rams sold to a top $260/head.

Boning mutton ranged from $70 to $169 while medium ewes returned $144 to $218 lifting $10/15 and heavy ewes sold up $240 with a fleece. Heavy wethers made $168 to $260 while mature rams depending on age and quality ranged from $20 to $144/head.

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