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2 days ago

Muchea Sheep Report 16/12/2025
Yarding 11520 / sheep 5584 / lambs 5936

Numbers were back by approximately 5000 head for the last sale of 2025. The sale had some lines of very well presented shorn lambs and good lines of heavy ewes against a large proportion of secondary and tail end ewes and lambs. Store lambs eased $5/7 while lambs with condition remained firm and the mutton market in general was also softer by $5/7/head.

Tailend small framed store lambs started from $40 up to $90 while bigger framed stores with a quicker turnover sold from $100 to $171/head. Light lambs made $165 to $208 while trade weights returned $191 to $234/head. Most heavy lambs sold from $230 to $286 with one exceptional pen realizing $312/head.

The few Merino wether hoggets available sold from $101 to $208 while light Merino ewe hoggets were making $90 to $159 and heavy weights sold to a top of $210/head. Crossbred hoggets on the heavier side returned $158 to $276 and younger rams sold to a top of $240/head.

Very plain and light framed tail end ewes were selling from $34 to $90 while bigger framed boning grades were making $100 to $172/head. Medium weights returned $160 to $220 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $240/head. Heavy wethers ranged from $209 to $240 while mature rams sold from $32 to $148/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

3 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 15/12/2025
Yarding 1512

Pastoral cattle were still prominent making up around 50% of the yarding alongside well presented local lines of weaners for the last sale of the year. With a full buying gallery the market held up well with the exception of Heavy bulls easing 15/20c and demand for shipping bulls was not as strong as previous weeks

Local weaner steers were selling from 316c to 460c while weaner heifers were making 236c to 446c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 270c to 424c and heavier weights from 308c to 442c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 266c to 336c and with more weight and frame sold up to 394c/kg. Pastoral steer calves sold to a top of 420c while the best pastoral heifers made 350c/kg.

Grown steers ranged from 280c to 354c while grown heifers returned 288c to 320c/kg.
Store cows sold from 100c to 254c while medium weights returned 270c to 316c and heavy cows sold to a top of 340c/kg.

Plain bulls back to paddocks ranged from 200c to 274c while bulls suited for shipping were making 240c to 376c and heavy bulls eased 20c to return 230c to 310c/kg.
And a reminder that the next trade sale for cattle at Muchea will be on Monday the 5th of January

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

Muchea Sheep Report 09/12/2025
Yarding 16486 / sheep 8741 / lambs 7745

Numbers increase to over 16000 today with a full buying field in attendance. There were some very well presented lambs showing good cover and weight against a much larger yarding of secondary lambs. Ewes also had good lines with weight however the majority of the yarding were boning and medium weights. The lamb market remained equal in most cases while the mutton market eased overall by $6/8/head.

Store lambs ranged from $60 to $191 while airfreight weights sold from $162 to $209/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $200 to $244 and heavy lambs returned $230 to $291/head.

Merino wether hoggets sold from $120 to $200 while Merino ewe hoggets were making $90 to $208 depending on condition. Crossbred hoggets returned $130 to $249 and younger rams sold to a top of $230/head.

Boning mutton were making $90 to $182 while medium ewes returned $150 to $223 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $240/head. Heavy wethers were firm selling from $190 to $250 while most mature rams sold from $80 to $202 with several single Crossbred rams selling up to $254 to graziers.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 08/12/2025
Yarding 1929

Numbers were back to just under 2000 head with another evenly mixed sale between Pastoral and local cattle. Considering there were fewer feedlot and paddock buyers attending the sale than last week the weaner market held up well while yearling steers and heifers were back with quality also a factor easing 15/20c/kg. The cow market also fell 15/20c while heavy bulls lifted 5/10c/kg.

Local weaner steers were mostly presented in good condition and ranged from 336c to 510c while weaner heifers were making 220c to 408c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 270c to 392c and heavier weights from 334c to 430c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 286c to 350c and with more weight and frame sold from 250 to 392c/kg. Pastoral steer calves started from 174c up to 380c with more frame and cover. The same for pastoral heifers starting from 150c in plain scores up to 328c for bigger frames with good fat cover.

Grown steers eased 20/30c ranging from 308c to 360c while grown heifers also eased to return 252c to 354c/kg.
Cows eased 10/20c in all weight ranges with store cows making 160c to 280c while medium weight cows returned 270c to 320c and heavy cows sold to a top of 346c/kg.

Shipping bulls sold from 220c to 385c while heavy bulls lifted 10c selling from 250c to 340c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

Muchea Sheep Report 02/12/2025
Yarding 15336 / sheep 10596 / lambs 4740

Numbers lifted today with large drafts of heavy ewes and several lines of very well presented heavy lambs that reached a top of $320 while most lambs were in store and feeder condition. With a full buying field the lamb market was able to record similar values to last week's gains with Quality reflecting the price on the heavy lambs while the mutton market eased $5/10/head.

Store lambs ranged from $50 to $179 while airfreight weights sold from $150 to $200/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $184 to $232 and heavy lambs returned $240 to $320/head.

Light Merino wether hoggets sold from $140 to $170 while heavy weights sold to a top of $256/head. Plain Merino ewe hoggets were making $120 to $177 and heavy weights sold to a top of $263/head with a skin. The best of the Crossbred hoggets returned $179 to $245 and younger rams sold to a top of $267/head.

Boner mutton sold from $95 to $183 while medium ewes returned $168 to $233 and heavy ewes were sold to a top of $240/head. Heavy wethers lifted $10 selling from $200 to $280 while mature rams sold from $80 to $200/head.
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