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Muchea Livestock Centre

14 hours ago

Muchea Livestock Centre - Christmas Shutdown

The Muchea Livestock Centre (MLC) will be closed from Saturday 21 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025 for the Christmas and New Year festive season. The MLC main gates will be closed during this closure period and only the truck wash facilities will be operational to MLC access card holders.

All livestock must depart the MLC premises by Midday on Saturday 21 December 2024.

WAMIA will not accept any livestock delivery to MLC until Saturday 4 January 2025 and the first scheduled livestock Trade Sale in 2025 will be held on Monday 6 January 2025.

A reminder that receival times for Trade Sales are as follows:
Cattle: 12:00 – 17:00 the day prior to sale. Veal: 12:00 – 17:00 the day prior to sale and 05:00 – 07:30 the day of sale. Sheep: 14:00 – 19:00 the day prior to sale and 04:00 – 07:30 the day of sale.
Trade Sale livestock delivered outside of the above receival times must be booked in with at least 24 hours’ notice to receive a pen allocation.

All Private Sale and Transit livestock must be booked in with 48 hours’ notice prior to delivery, and subject to approval by WAMIA.

Transit livestock includes all livestock that are unloaded into MLC pens to be held before moving onto other destinations. A reminder that WAMIA requires a copy of the National Vendor Declaration to ensure full traceability of the livestock.

WAMIA’s Administration Office will be closed from 4.00pm on Friday 20 December 2024 and will re-open on Monday 6 January 2025.

Our Saleyard Administration Office will resume operations on Sunday 5 January 2025.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

4 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 03/12/2024
Total Yarding 7,317 - Sheep 4,842 - Lambs 2,475

There was an increase in lamb and young wether supplies this week to lift the yarding to well over 7000 head. Approximately 2500 lambs, nearly 3000 wethers and 2000 ewes were on offer. Most of the regular group of buyers were in attendance along with several regular store and feeder buyers. While store lambs eased slightly, most other categories gained in value with the odd pen of trade lambs selling to just over 800c/cwt to boutique butchers.

Store lambs were down $5/7 selling from $43 to $95 while light lambs also eased to return $95 to $119/head. Trade lambs were firm selling from $110 to $168 and heavy lambs lifted $3/4 to realise $199/head. Old season lambs are all but depleted and were all at mid-range weights making $73 to $95/head.

Merino wether hoggets gained $10/12 starting from $48 up to $98 while Merino ewe hoggets returned $45 to $97/head. Crossbred hoggets showing weight sold from $48 to $108 and younger rams reached $80/head.

Strong demand for mutton lifted values with boner ewes making $24 to $65 lifting $5/7, medium ewes up $5/7 selling from $70 to $85 and heavy ewes up $3/5 to reach a top of $100 with a fleece. Heavy wethers sold to $103 and mature rams ranged from $10 to $60/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

5 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 02/12/2024
Total Yarding 1,286

Head numbers were down around by just over 400 from last week with a reasonably even split between local and pastoral cattle resulting in a very mixed quality yarding. The usual gallery of buyers were all present as well as several occasional store buyers making the most of recent price reductions on store condition bodies.

Weaner steers eased 10/15c with plainer types selling from 150c to 230c and in better condition from 240c to 328c/kg. Weaner heifers were firmer with lighter bodies selling from 100c to 188c and when showing more fat cover up to 250c/kg. Yearling steers lacking weight were back 20c when under 330kg ranged from 192c to 296c while heavier steers remained buoyant selling from 216c to 334c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg started from 170c up to 248c while heavier heifers returned 206c to 274c/kg.

Pastoral steer calves ranged from 172c to 271c while a lot of pastoral heifer calves lacking frame and weight were mostly selling from 50c to 100c and when showing more potential sold up to 178c/kg.

Grown steers sold from 184c to 320c while grown heifers made 170c to 262c/kg. Cows improved slightly with store cows selling from 80c to 166c while medium cows sold to 196c and heavy cows realised 218c/kg.

Shipping bulls sold to a top of 296c while slaughter bulls gained 10c selling from 160c to 204c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 25/11/2024
Total Yarding 1,715

Numbers were back a little from the previous 2 weeks however there were still good supplies to suite all buying orders. Local cattle were mostly Angus ranging from heavy grown steers down to light weaner heifers while Droughtmaster-cross were the dominant breed in the pastoral cattle. Weaner and yearling steers and heifers eased 20c while finished grown steers and heifers held firm to last weeks rates. Although one pen of prime cows reached 220c cows in general were softer by 10/15c/kg.

Weaners were softer with the plainer steers selling from 150c to 250c and with more cover from 260c to 336c/kg while weaner heifers varied in quality starting from 74c to a top of 262c/kg. Yearling steers under 330kg ranged from 240c to 326c and heavier steers from 180c to 324c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg returned 100c to 200c and over 330kg sold to a top of 268c/kg.

Pastoral steer calves ranged from 150c up to 248c with more weight and cover while pastoral heifers lacking weight and frame were hard to attract bids selling from 50c up to 120c and with better finish sold to a top of 228c/kg.

Grown steers sold from 214c to 310c while grown heifers made 150c to 246c/kg. Light weight cows returned 82c to 148c while medium cows sold from 138c to 194c and heavy cows sold up to 220c/kg.

Store pastoral bulls were hard to sell ranging from 80c to 184c however bulls suitable for Shipping held up selling to a top of 324c while slaughter bulls were down to return 100c to 194c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 26/11/2024
Total Yarding 5,133 - Sheep 3,588 - Lambs 1,545

Supplies continue to trend downwards with just over 1000 less than last weeks total. The majority of lambs on offer were trade and heavy weights showing an improvement in quality while store and light lambs were in short supply with only smaller cleanup lots yarded. The buyer gallery was fairly crowded with most of the regulars in attendance along with several restockers and many interested onlookers.

Recent gains in lamb values held firm today with store lambs selling from $40 to $100 while light lambs returned $80 to $131/head. Trade lambs sold from $110 to $165 and heavy lambs from $157 to $196/head.

Hoggets also remained equal as Merino wether hoggets carrying weight made $55 to $98 while Merino ewe hoggets returned $67 to $90/head. Crossbred hoggets showing condition ranged from $78 to $99 and young rams sold to a top of $83/head.

Mutton eased $5/7 across the board with very plain ewes selling from $3 to $20 while boning grades ranged from $25 to $50/head. Medium ewes were selling up to $70 and heavy ewes reached $96/head. Heavy wethers sold to a top of $98 and mature rams returned $5 to $68/head.

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