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13 hours ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 24/03/2025
Total Yarding 931

Supplies increased marginally today with 931 yarded. Heavy trade weights were scarce. So to were heavy bulls and fat cows, feeder cows were a little more prominent while the bulk of the sale was made up of Local and pastoral yearlings and weaners. Prime cows were sought after gaining 10/15c with one pen reaching 268c/kg. Steers and heifers also lifted with demand on feeder and slaughter types and live export were strong on the younger bulls.

Vealer steers in store condition were selling from 156c to 272c and with more size and weight gained 30/35c to return 284c to 360c/kg. Vealer heifers lacking size or condition ranged from 150c to 230c and heifers with better weight and frame lifted 20/25c to realize 306c/kg. Store yearling steers sold from 200c to 270c and with more weight and cover also recorded gains of 20c to returned 290c to 348c/kg. Light framed yearling heifers were selling from 198c to 244c while most of the heavier heifers lifted 15/20c selling from 248c to 308c and one exceptional pen realized 372c/kg. Pastoral steer calves ranged from 150c to 300c while pastoral heifers made 50c to 258c/kg.

No grown steers were yarded however grown heifers ranged from 180c to 284c depending on quality. Light cows returned 140c to 184c while medium cows made 190c to 220c and prime cows realized 268c/kg.

Bulls returning to the paddock sold from 58c to 210c while shipping bulls made 170c to 278c and the few slaughter bulls presented returned 230c to 264c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

7 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 18/03/2025
Total Yarding 9,021 - sheep 5,243 - lambs 3,778

Sheep supplies were down from last weeks yarding by around 1700 while lamb supplies were similar in numbers with limited finished lambs and larger volumes of store and feeder lambs. The sale started with a smaller buying field with just the regular processor buyers and as the sale continued the buying group expanded. The sale also recorded lower lamb values from the start and then gained momentum as the sale progressed to remain in line with last weeks pricing and as the sale continued Mutton gained $4/5 over all categories.

Plain small framed store lambs started from $2 to $30 while bigger framed stores weighing up to 16kg cwt sold from $35 to $95/head. Light lambs were selling from $79 to $115 while trade lambs returned $90 to $135 and heavy lambs from$142 to $173/head.

Merino wether hoggets showing good fat cover returned $85 to $109 while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $81 to $114/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets eased slightly by $4/5 ranging from $70 to $122 and younger rams sold to a top $142/head.

Boner ewes were making $25 to $85 while medium ewes returned $72 to $108 and heavy ewes sold to a top of $116 with a fleece. Heavy wethers returned $85 to $139 while mature rams sold from $10 to $70/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 17/03/2025
Total Yarding 786

Numbers were lighter again this week as the Autumn season kicks in. Fewer prime cattle were penned against a larger volume of feeder and back to paddock type calves presented in the yarding. Cow supplies were light and values on heavier types remained firm while feeder types eased slightly after last weeks big gains. Bulls to processors were strong gaining 5/6c overall while all categories of steers and heifers were in line with recent values.

Plain light framed weaner steers were selling from 186c to 268c and with more weight and condition sold from 278c up to 320c/kg. Lighter weaner heifers made 130c to 200c and with bigger frames sold up to 298c/kg. Store yearling steers ranged from 208c to 270c and with more fat cover returned 280c to 328c/kg. Lighter yearling heifers were selling from 182c to 240c while better heifers sold to a top of 280c/kg. Pastoral steer calves were making 224c to 274c and Pastoral heifers had a wide price spread depending on quality with lighter heifers starting from 80c up to 268c with better frame and cover.

Grown steers returned 234c to 302c while grown heifers sold from 242c to 280c/kg. Feeder cows eased slightly selling from 100c to 190c while medium cows remained equal to return 190c to 220c and prime cows also firm selling up to 246c/kg.

Most young Bulls were selling to Live exporters ranging from 120c to 250c while slaughter bulls were strong to return 180c to 258c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 11/03/2025
Total Yarding 10,794 - sheep 7,204 - lambs 3,590

Todays sale consisted mostly of large volumes of mutton presenting good Quality and weight both in shorn ewes and ewes with a fleece. Merino and Cross-bred hoggets were in good supply also showing weight and finish while the Lamb yarding was very mixed ranging from 27kg cwt lambs down to small immature store lambs. With a full buyers gallery the mutton and hogget market lifted strongly and while trade to heavy lambs remained firm to dearer store lambs were harder to offload especially tail end lambs.

Immature and small framed store lambs were hard to sell ranging from $2 to $25 and store lambs with bigger frames eased $8/10 selling from $30 to $87/head. Light lambs were softer by $5 and sold from $70 to $115 while trade lambs were firm to return $92 to $143 and heavy lambs sold to a top of $160/head.

The heaviest Merino wether hoggets were making $70 to $110 with a skin gaining $8/10 while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $68 to $100/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets lifted $7/8 selling from $81 to $129 while dorper hoggets eased $5 making $65 to $100/head.

Mutton across the board were up $8/12 with boning grades making $30 to $89 while medium ewes returned $70 to $109 and heavy ewes sold up to $126 in wool. Heavy wethers made $82 to $120 while mature rams sold from $5 to $77/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

2 weeks ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 10/03/2025
Total Yarding 922

Numbers were a little higher this week at Muchea. With a healthy Buyer attendance Most values remained in line with last weeks pricing with the exception of feeder cows lifting 20/25c and heavier cows up 4/5c/kg. Steers of all ages were in abundance and amongst them were several runs of very well-presented Angus trade, yearling and weaner steers selling to a top of 346c/kg. Pastoral cattle also made up a reasonable percentage of the sale and most were showing signs of a good season.

Weaner steers back to the paddock were selling from 150c to 280c and with more weight and cover up to 330c/kg. Store weaner heifers lacking weight and frame ranged from 80c to 196c and in better condition up to 270c/kg. Yearling steers in store condition sold from 198c to 250c while feeder and slaughter weights lifted mostly due to quality selling from 270c up to 346c/kg. Lighter Yearling heifers sold from 80c to 180c while better conditioned heifers sold to a top of 290c/kg.

Grown steers returned 188c to 278c while grown heifers made 200c to 272c/kg. Feeder cows were in demand starting from 150c while the majority made 180c to 210c/kg. Medium cows were selling from 190c to 220c and prime cows realized 248c/kg.

Bulls returning to the paddock ranged from 150c to 232c while shipping bulls kept in line with last week’s values making 180c to 272c and slaughter bulls returned 180c to 248c/kg.

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