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3 days 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

4 days 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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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

Muchea Sheep Report 04/11/2025
Yarding 13503 / sheep 8677 / lambs 4826

Numbers increased today mainly due to a bigger volume of heavy mutton yarded in large drafts often in lines over several hundred head while lamb supplies remain similar to last week with limited heavy lambs on offer and many lines of light framed young lambs suited to restockers. The usual regular buyers were in attendance with live export strong on midrange lambs and a return of a major feedlot buyer as well as several new faces in the mix ensured the market as a whole remained firm on last week's values with the exception of old season lambs easing $10/12/head.

New season lamb values were equal with store lambs ranging from $78 to $174 while airfreight weights sold from $150 to $198/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $190 to $226 and heavy lambs returned $220 to $240/head.

Old season store lambs started from $79 up to $130 while light lambs were selling from $130 to $168/head. Trade lambs returned $149 to $199 and heavy lambs sold to a top of $230/head.

Light framed Merino wether hoggets were selling from $147 to $175 and with heavier frames reached a top of $230 with a fleece. Plain Merino ewe hoggets were making $122 to $171 while heavy weights sold to a top of $203/head. Crossbred hoggets returned $120 to $233 for the best of them and younger rams sold to a top of $238/head.

Boner mutton were making $95 to $177 while medium ewes returned $156 to $215 and heavy ewes from $180 to $245/head. Heavy wethers sold from $182 to $238 while mature rams sold from $80 to $190/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 03/11/2025
Yarding 1442

Today's sale was very similar to last week both in volume and mixed quality from plain light pastoral calves up to good runs of finished trade weights for processing. The buying field was attended by most regulars as well as several seasonal restockers keeping values on most weaners and yearlings equal on recent gains. The cow market was a little softer today while heavy bulls gained 10/15c and shipping bulls lifted 30/40c/kg.

Local weaner steers were selling from 340c to 452c while weaner heifers were making 200c to 380c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 350c to 404c and heavier weights from 300c to 460c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 220c to 340c and with more weight and frame returned from 336c to 402c/kg. Light framed pastoral steer calves started from 124c and bigger steers with frame and condition sold up to 402c while plain pastoral heifers started from 70c up to 372c for better heifers.

Local grown steers returned 250c to 422c while pastoral steers sold from 340c to 364c/head. Local grown heifers returned 260c to 384c and pastoral heifers were showing very good finish selling up to 374c/kg.

Light framed pastoral store cows sold from 80c to 170c while bigger framed store cows were selling from 180c to 270c/kg. Medium weight cows returned 250c to 282c and heavy cows sold from 270c to 314c easing 10/15c/kg.

Plain bulls back to paddocks sold from 150c to 280c while bulls suited for shipping lifted 30/40c making 240c to 410c and heavy bulls gained another 10/15c c ranging from 220c to 330c/kg.

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