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3 days ago

Muchea Sheep Report 25/11/2025
Yarding 9550 / sheep 5870 / lambs 3680

There was an increase in supply from last week, mostly in older sheep numbers and around 800 more lambs. Trade and heavy lambs were in reasonable volumes while a large percentage of store lambs were showing signs of the drying season. Values on airfreight weights and better store lambs with a quicker turn over potential lifted $8/10 while heavier lambs remained firm to slightly dearer. Mutton across the board recorded gains of $10/15/head with competition from a full buying field filling orders.

There were several runs of Light framed and dry skinned store lambs selling from $31 to $70 while store lambs with more potential lifted $10 ranging from $80 to $187 and airfreight weights from $170 to $204/head. Heavier lambs remained firm on last week with trade weights selling from $183 to $238 and heavy lambs from $230 to $272/head.

Lighter Merino wether hoggets sold from $136 to $180 while heavy weights made $190 to $230/head. Plain Merino ewe hoggets were making $127 to $170 while heavy weights sold to a top of $221/head. The best of the Crossbred hoggets returned $178 to $256 and younger rams sold to a top of $270/head.

Store mutton sold $140 to $196 while medium ewes returned $170 to $242 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $255/head. Heavy wethers also gained $8/10 selling from $220 to $260 while mature rams sold from $81 to $220/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

4 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 24/11/2025
Yarding 1715

Numbers were up from last week with an influx of pastoral bulls chasing the recent increases in values from processors and live shipping. The sale as a whole was very mixed with good supplies of local yearlings and weaners while pastoral lines ranged from very good heavy weights to plain lightweight calves. The usual faces were in the buying field as well as several seasonal restockers. Yearling steers lacking frame and condition eased 10c in values while the remaining local calf market held up to recent gains. Cows with fat cover and heavy bulls again recorded increases in values with cows realizing 354c and bulls up to 350c/kg.

Local weaner steers were selling from 360c to 482c while weaner heifers were making 228c to 414c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 306c to 380c and heavier weights from 320c to 454c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 232c to 320c and with more weight and frame sold up to 416c/kg. Pastoral steer calves started from 228c up to 400c while plain lightweight pastoral heifers started from 80c up to 332c for bigger framed droughtmaster heifers.

Grown steers ranged from 228c to 388c while grown heifers returned 250c to 390c/kg.
Store cows came back from last week's gains selling from 172c to 286c while cows with more fat cover lifted 10c with medium weights making 272c to 330c and heavy cows selling to a top of 354c/kg.

Plain bulls back to paddocks sold from 120c to 270c while shipping bulls returned 270c to 432c and heavy bulls gained 20c ranging from 290c to 350c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

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 weeks 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

2 weeks 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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