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1 day ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 16/09/2025
Yarding 12,352 / sheep 6,206 / lambs 6,146

Numbers lifted today with a fairly even split between lambs and sheep. Around 1600 new season lambs were yarded and quality in old season lambs is dropping off with the vast majority in light or store condition. Along with the usual regulars in the buyer gallery there were several seasonal restockers chasing lambs and breeding ewes. New season lamb values held ground today however most categories of old season lambs eased while the mutton market remained equal.

New season store lambs ranged from $61 to $160 and airfreight weights were selling from $160 to $230/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $200 to $260 and heavy lambs sold up $282/head.

Old season store lambs eased $8/10 ranging from $72 to $179 while light lambs remained equal selling from $140 to $230/head. Trade and heavy lambs were also back $8/10 with trade lambs selling from $180 to $250 and heavy lambs from $220 to $285/head. One pen of extra heavy ram lambs topped the market at $331/head.

Merino wether hoggets with condition were firm selling from $178 to $254 while Merino ewe hoggets were making $162 to $208/head. Crossbred hoggets ranged from $140 to $240 and younger rams sold to a top of $220/head.

Mutton was firm with boner grades making $95 to $170 while medium ewes returned $150 to $212 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $240/head. Heavy wethers lifted $15/20 selling from $175 to $250 and mature rams also gained $20 selling from $74 to $220/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 15/09/2025
Total Yarding 1201

It was a similar sale volume wise this week at Muchea however steer and bull numbers fell away while cow supplies increased significantly. There were runs of local trade steers and heifers showing heavy weight and finish selling at premium values as well as good supplies of cows. On the pastoral side again drafts of large lines of cows and heifers were on offer bringing top dollar from processors and feedlots lifting the cow market 5/10c/kg. The remainder of the sale was made up of lines of local feeder type weaners and yearlings and tail end pastoral calves.

Local weaner steers were selling from 250c to 448c for better finished bodies while weaner heifers gained 15/20c making 208c to 404c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 304c to 390c and heavier weights from 350c to 466c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 220c to 358c and with more weight and frame sold up to 402c/kg. Pastoral steers gained 30/40c with young light steer calves starting from 198c up to 350c and bigger framed store steers sold to a top of 418c/kg. Light framed pastoral heifers ranged from 150c up to 304c and bigger framed heifers sold to a top of 356c lifting 10c/kg.

Pastoral grown steers sold from 298c to 380c while local grown steers made 374c to 408c and grown heifers collectively returned 282c to 402c/kg.

Bigger framed store cows were selling from 246c to 282c while medium weight cows returned 282c to 338c and heavy cows sold to a top of 360c/kg.

Shipping bulls sold from 240c to 334c while local heavy bulls made 288c to 344c and pastoral heavy bulls returned 220c to 350c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 09/09/2025
Yarding 9,935 / sheep 5,917 / lambs 4,018

Although it was a similar total to last week, lamb supplies were fewer while sheep numbers increased both in numbers and quality. Only 611 New season lambs were yarded today while quality and weight declined in old season lambs with limited numbers of trade and heavy lambs against a large proportion of secondary lambs. The buyer gallery was attended by the usual feedlot and processors along with interest from one eastern states buyer and several seasonal restockers marginally lifting values through most categories of lambs and mutton.

New season lambs gained $10/15 with store lambs ranging from $90 to $170 and airfreight weights selling from $210 to $224/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $223 to $262 and heavy lambs from $255 to $278/head.

Old season store lambs lifted $8/10 ranging from $90 to $194 and light lambs followed suit, selling from $162 to $221/head. Trade lambs gained $8/10 and sold from $181 to $264 while heavy lambs remained firm to sell from $230 to $293/head.

Merino wether hoggets with condition were selling from $160 to $260 while Merino ewe hoggets were making $120 to $196/head. Plain Crossbred hoggets ranged from $144 to $160 and heavier hoggets from $188 to $259 while younger rams sold to a top of $280/head.

The mutton market lifted $5/7 with boning grades making $120 to $165 while medium weights returned $160 to $230 and heavy ewes sold from $200 to $250/head. Heavy wethers were selling from $150 to $230 while mature rams gained $10 selling from $50 to $187/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 08/09/2025
Total Yarding 1381

Supplies jumped this week at Muchea to 1381. The sale consisted mostly of Local and pastoral lines of store and feeder calves drafted in large lines filling sale pens. There were quite a few new faces amongst the regular crew of buyers looking at purchasing calves for restocking, backgrounding and feedlotting. Young steers recorded gains as did the cow market.

Local weaner steers lifted 50c selling from 350c to 478c while weaner heifers eased 10c making 228c to 388c/kg. Local yearling steers remained equal with steers under 330kg selling from 358c to 446c and heavier weights from 320c to 452c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kg sold from 220c to 402c and with more weight and frame returned 340c to 396c easing 10c. Lighter framed pastoral steer calves sold from 240c to 354c and heavier bodies from 250c to 362c/kg, remaining equal. younger pastoral heifers were also firm on last week ranging from 156c to 256c for bigger framed heifers sold to a top of 342c/kg.

Grown steers were up slightly making 280c to 393c while grown heifers returned 238c to 390c/kg.

Store cows ranged from 120c to 276c while medium cows returned 242c to 338c and heavy cows sold to a top of 368c/kg, gaining 8c/10c/kg.

Plain bulls back to paddocks sold from 150c to 340c depending on quality while bulls suited for shipping made 210c to 296c/kg. Local heavy bulls lifted 10c ranging from 313c to 344c while pastoral heavy bulls were making 240c to 330c/kg

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 02/09/2025
Yarding 9,230 / sheep 3,895 / lambs 5,335

A similar sale to last week with around 1000 new season lambs yarded along with just over 4000 old season lambs. With most regular buyers present, the sale started off a little slow but gained traction as the sale continued. Most new season and old season lamb categories remained firm with the exception of heavy weights easing around $10/head while the Mutton market was firm to slightly dearer.

New season store lambs ranged from $120 to $166 while airfreight weights sold from $160 to $190 to remain equal. Trade weight lambs were also firm selling from $200 to $220 while heavy lambs eased $10 selling from $230 to $280/head.

Old season store lambs started from $62 up to $178 for bigger frames remaining firm while light lambs were selling from $150 to $208/head to recover the slight drop in values from last week. Trade lambs were equal selling from $170 to $240 while heavy lambs eased $10/12 returning $220 to $320/head.

Hoggets were firm with Merino wether hoggets selling from $130 to $216 while Merino ewe hoggets with condition were making $129 to $190/head. Plain crossbred hoggets ranged from $95 to $140 while heavy weights returned $150 to $235 and younger rams sold to a top of $275/head.

Boner mutton were making $63 to $160 while medium ewes returned $150 to $200 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $229/head. Heavy wethers regained their loss from last week selling from $172 to $250 while mature rams ranged from $60 to $170/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 01/09/2025
Total Yarding 867

It was a similar size sale to last week with 867 head. Local cattle were limited in numbers however quality was still good and recorded gains in local calves while the cow market remained firm. Pastoral cattle dominated the sale and there was quite a variation in size and ages ranging from light calves up to grown steers and heifers. Pastoral cows were prominent and the medium weights were yarded in large lines over 3 to 4 pens.

Local weaner steers were selling from 278c to 408c to remain equal while weaner heifers gained 25/30c making 282c to 396c/kg. Local yearling steers under 330kg sold from 274c to 452c and heavier weights also sold to a top of 452c lifting 25/30c. Yearling heifers under 330kg were selling from 300c to 388c and with more weight and frame sold up to 408c/kg also dearer by 25/30c. Light pastoral steer calves started from 202c to 298c and older calves with more weight reached a top of 366c/kg. Small framed pastoral heifer calves ranged from 100c to 260c and bigger framed heifers sold to a top of 370c/kg.

Grown steers ranged from 340c to 380c while grown heifers returned 242c to 376c/kg.
Light framed pastoral store cows sold from 80c to 150c while bigger framed store cows returned 160c to 266c/kg. Medium weight cows returned 230c to 340c and heavy cows sold to a top of 360c/kg.

Plain bulls back to paddocks sold from 160c to 270c while bulls suited for shipping ranged from 160c to 352c depending on quality. Local heavy bulls lifted 20c selling from 280c to 344c while pastoral heavy bulls returned 282c to 314c/kg.

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