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5 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 17/06/2025
Yarding 10,982 / sheep 4,093 / lambs 6,889

Numbers dropped marginally from last week with around the same proportion of lamb and sheep supply. Good runs of trade and heavy lambs were presented as well as high volumes of store lambs, particularly Merino lambs. The regular buying group were all in attendance as well as a return of a major feedlot buyer and a several eastern states buyers added competition across most categories lifting the market as a whole $15/25/head.

Store lambs gained $20/25 ranging from $60 up to $156 for better types while light lambs lifted $15/17 selling from $130 to $169/head. Trade and heavy lambs recorded gains of $10/15 with trade lambs making $148 to $187 and heavy lambs from $170 to $235/head.

The heaviest Merino wether hoggets were making $139 to $190 with a skin while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $149 to $189/head. Heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $160 to $222 and younger rams sold to a top $185/head.

Mutton recorded gains of $20/30 with boning grades making $98 to $153, medium ewes returned $142 to $201 and heavy ewes sold from $218 to $239 with a skin. Heavy wethers made $155 to $243 while mature rams sold well ranging from $70 to $158/head.

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6 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 16/06/2025
Total Yarding 895

Numbers more than doubled with almost 900 head after last weeks low throughput. Local cattle made up a good percentage of the sale and amongst them were some well-bred yearlings resulting in gains of up to 30c/kg while most yearlings and weaners were more suited to feedlots and back grounding. On the pastoral side there were around 200 Santa and Droughtmaster cross bull and heifer calves with most weighing between 150kg to 250kg and were well presented in large lines. Along with the usual buying group there were also Several restockers operating on those lighter stores.

Plain weaner steers were selling from 220c to 300c and with more weight values lifted selling up to 390c/kg. Plain weaner heifers made from 130c to 240c and with more cover up to 320c/kg. Store yearling steers sold from 192c to 280c and with more finish returned 288c to 386c, gaining 30c. Store yearling heifers started from 150c to 260c while better heifers returned 282c to a top of 370c, also lifting 30c/kg. Plainer pastoral heifer calves lacking frame and weight started from 80c to 200c and better framed heifers from 220c to 280c/kg. Bull calves lacking weight and frame sold from 120c to 220c while heavier bull calves sold up to 290c/kg.

Grown steers were few and averaged 282c while grown heifers made 120c to 250c/kg. Store cows sold from 126c to 220c, medium cows from 225c to 252c and prime cows returned 255c to 296c/kg. gaining 30c/kg.

Shipping bulls made 222c to 292c and slaughter bulls returned 230c to 266c/kg.

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2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 10/06/2025
Yarding 12,375 / sheep 4,501 / lambs 7,874

This week saw both lamb supply and quality improve as well as an increase in sheep numbers. Good runs of heavy lambs were yarded across all Agents and store lambs generally were in better condition. This however didn’t help pricing with heavy lambs easing up to $15 and trade lambs by $10/12 while lighter lambs held ground on value. With a full buying field heavy mutton recorded gains as did heavy wethers.

Store lambs sold from $50 to $123 while light lambs were selling from $110 to $151/head. Trade lambs eased $10/12 to return $130 to $163 while heavy lambs were back $12/15 selling from $150 to $225/head.

Store Merino wether hoggets were making $50 to $110 and with more weight and wool sold to a top of $179/head. Merino ewe hoggets returned $89 to $170 while Crossbred hoggets with weight ranged from $110 to $200 and younger rams sold to a top $182/head.

Boning mutton were firm making $68 to $132 while medium ewes returned $100 to $170 and heavy ewes sold up to $190 with a fleece gaining $8/10/head. Heavy wethers made $129 to $200 lifting $10 while mature rams returned $55 to $120/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 09/06/2025
Total Yarding 363

Head numbers were very conservative today with a reasonably even representation of Local and pastoral cattle as well as the odd vealer calf sold in the trade sale as there was no separate calf Auction. There was the occasional pen of well covered young local weaners and yearlings selling well however most lines were in store and feeder condition and sold to similar rates as recent sales. Good breeding saw Pastoral steers and heifers record gains of 25/30c while the very limited cow market eased 10/15c with most being in store condition and several regular buyers standing off the rail.

Store weaner steers were selling from 180c to 280c and with more cover and weight realized 358c/kg. Store weaner heifers sold from 182c to 266c and better framed bodies up to 318c/kg. Yearling steers started from 250c up to 358c with more cover while yearling heifers sold from 222c to 340c/kg.

Pastoral steer calves with light frames started from 134c and in more forward condition up to 330c/kg. Light conditioned pastoral heifer calves started from 108c and when presenting a good depth of fat cover pushed up to 304c/kg.

The very few grown steers in the yarding returned 240c to 300c while grown heifers were few as well selling from 260c to 308c/kg. Store cows sold from 50c to 166c and medium to heavy cows returned 180c to 258c/kg.

Bulls returning to the paddock sold from 94c to 320c quality dependent while shipping bulls ranged from 130c to 268c and slaughter bulls returned 192c to 200c/kg.

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