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4 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 08/07/2025
Yarding 10,222 / sheep 2,862 / lambs 7,360

Numbers wise it was a mirror sale to last week with around 7500 lambs and just under 3000 sheep. There were reasonable supplies of trade and heavy lambs showing weight and finish but the vast majority were store lambs with many under 12kg cwt. After last weeks gains store and light lambs lifted another $10/12 and heavier lambs jumped $25/30/head. Most lambs across all categories are selling over 1000c/kg cwt while tail end lambs are starting from 820c upwards. Although mutton supplies are light there were some well-presented lines of heavy Merino and Cross-bred ewes also recording dearer rates of $25/30 while boning grades remained firm.

The first of the new season lambs, mostly dorpers were yarded selling from $122 to $237 depending on size while Store lambs under 12kg cwt sold from $20 to $59/head. Store lambs 12/16kg cwt started from $50 up to $189 for bigger frames while light lambs sold from $150 to $210/head. Trade lambs up to 22kg cwt returned $170 to $242 and heavy lambs ranged from $206 to $278/head.

Store Merino wether hoggets were making $50 to $105 and with more frame and weight sold to a top of $212/head. Few Merino ewe hoggets were yarded and ranged from $189 to $216 while heavy Crossbred hoggets were selling from $165 to $200 and younger rams sold to a top $237/head.

Boning mutton ranged from $65 to $160 while medium ewes returned $132 to $200 and heavy ewes sold from $190 to $235/head. Heavy wethers sold from $152 to $203 and mature rams from $40 to $184 depending on quality.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

5 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 07/07/2025
Total Yarding 621

Numbers continue to remain conservative with just a slight rise from last week's total. Quality was prevalent with Well-bred local cattle representing around half of the sale and pastoral supplies were mostly showing good condition. The buyer gallery was missing one or two regulars and some were inactive but generally the market held up well.

Weaner steers were selling from 342c to 395c with a quality driven gain of 40/50c over the last few sales. Plain weaner heifers were making 162c to 252c and better framed bodies lifted 40/50c with quality again the main driver selling from 268c up to a top of 352c/kg. Yearling steers presenting good breeding and fat cover gained 20c selling from 336c to 382c while store yearling heifers sold from 180c to 260c and better heifers from 282c to a top of 358c/kg.

Light framed pastoral steer calves were making 180c to 220c and with more weight and frame from 168c to 280c/kg. young small framed pastoral heifers were penned in bigger lines ranging from 100c to 200c while bigger framed heifers sold from 80c up to a top of 232c depending on condition.

Limited numbers of grown steers returned 268c to 306c while grown heifers sold over a wider price range starting from 154c up to 280c/kg. Store cows were predominantly pastoral cows and eased 10c selling from 120c to 198c while medium cows returned 200c to 244c and heavy prime cows up to 264c/kg gaining 6c/kg.

Bulls back to paddocks sold from 150c to 200c while shipping bulls made 170c to 272c/kg. There were only 3 local heavy bulls selling from 230c to 254c while a good run of mature pastoral bulls mostly sold from 240c to 254c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

All our preparation paid off!

The first day went well here in the Muchea Livestock Centre with 1,505 head of sheep with eID tags scanned in the first sale of 2025-26.

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📢 Reminder for sheep and goat owners From 1 July, saleyards and abattoirs are required to scan all sheep and goats with eID tags. The new system helps fast-track responses to emergency animal disease outbreaks.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 01/07/2025
Yarding 10,566 / sheep 2,725 / lambs 7,841

Lamb supplies remained solid with almost 9000 this week as mutton numbers fell away to just shy of 1500 head. Trade and heavy lambs were in good volumes and presented nicely through each Agent. The buying field consisted of most of the regulars operating as well as 2 eastern states buyers plus a return of a major processor. Store lambs in particular again recorded gains along with the lighter grades of mutton.

Store lambs lifted $8/10 ranging from $71 to $176 while light lambs were firm to slightly dearer selling from $132 to $187/head. Trade lambs remained equal selling from $150 to $192 and heavy lambs started from $180 up to a top of $269 for a pen of 30+ kg cwt Merino lambs with fleece.

Merino wether hoggets were making $82 to $135 for stores and heavier bodies sold from $142 to $219/head. Merino ewe hoggets returned $111 to $168 while heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $113 to $200 and likewise for younger rams selling to a top $200/head.

Light to medium weight mutton gained $12/15 with boning grades selling from $90 to $163 and heavier ewes regardless of weight sold to a top $200/head.

Heavy wethers made $150 to $230 while mature rams returned $40 to $150 depending on age and weight.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 30/06/2025
Total Yarding 442

Numbers remain conservative for the last sale of the financial year with under 500 in total. A high percentage of good quality local cattle including heavy trade and yearling steers and heifers were offered while weaners were short in supply. Cows presenting weight were once again limited in volume with most being in store condition. There were only 4 local heavy bulls yarded as well as a small run of mature pastoral bulls. Most of the regular buyers were present keeping values mostly firm as any price changes were quality driven.

Weaner steers were selling from 150c to 264c while weaner heifers ranged from 152c to 298c quality dependent. Yearling steers under 330kgs sold from 200c to 340c and over 330kgs returned 256c to 362c/kg. Yearling heifers under 330kgs sold from 170c to 220c while heavier heifers made of 242c to 328c gaining 20c/kg.

Grown steers averaged 280c while grown heifers made 264c to 290c/kg. Store cows ranged from 128c to 272c depending on potential weight gains while medium cows made 200c to 248c and prime cows realized 258c/kg.

Bulls back to the paddock sold from 120c to 180c while most shipping bulls sold from 230c to 250c/kg. Local heavy bulls made 234c to 262c while pastoral bulls over 600kgs returned 240c to 250c/kg.

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