AS PUBLISHED IN THIS WEEK'S LODDON HERALD - PUBLISHED PRICES IN PRINT EDITION ARE CORRECT
FOR the first sale of the year agents penned 15,500 lambs at Bendigo on Monday.
Quality had a wide range with limited well finished lambs with good weight and shape offered.
All the usual buying group attended, the market opened softer however bidding bounced throughout the sale depending on quality shape and finish with some sales firm to the last market, while the secondary plainer types sold to $20/head cheaper and more in places.
Light store lambs sold firm to $10 dearer in places and light trade lambs sold firm to $5 softer, medium and heavy trade slipped $5 to $15/head. Extra heavy export lambs were in limited supply and sold to a top of $280/head, with the top pen selling firm and the plainer types to $20/head cheaper.
Lambs back to the paddock made from $62 to $150 and lambs to feed on made from $142 to $166/head. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $88 to $143/head, averaging 690c to 790c/kg cwt. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $142 to $190/head, 22 to 26kg sold $172 to $233/head, to average 820c to 860c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs over 26kg made from $230 to 280/head, averaging 850c to 890c/kg cwt.
Merino lambs sold from $26 to $114 for the lighter weights and the heavier weights $115 to $170/head. Merino Hoggets from $49 to $170 and the crossbred hoggets made from $146 to $168/head. Mutton numbers dropped to 7,800 penned. Merino wethers made from $94 to $126 for the lighter weights and over 24kg sold from $125 to $165/head. Light weight Merino ewes made from $48 to $114, and the heavier weights made from $128 to $170/head.
Heavy crossbred mutton made from $115 to $150, and the lighter weights made from $37 to $114/head. Most mutton averaged from 365c to 490c/kg cwt.
SUCKERS
WW-RG Farming Macorna (152) $204. RL Turner Spring Hill (152) $190. Wanbi Plains Raywood (10) $170. .
SHORN SUCKERS
A-T Cole Neilborough (85) $280. Andshara Family Trust Whychitella (86) $244. Burnewang Nth Past Rochester (123) $244. Everdry Moama (67) $230. J-K Kennedy Pyramid Hill (70) $230. R&B Pascoe Raywood (104) $216. D-H McKinley Leichardt (97) $210. A&J Wilson Tandarra (59) $191. A&C Dalrymple Narrewillock (40) $188.
CROSSBRED EWES
AR&JM Wiltshire Prairie (145) $279. Fairfields at Myola Myola (113) $255. A&S Safstrom Mt Camel (41) $224. Wanalta Wanalta (65) $212. GT&DL Trimble Laanecoorie (75) $210. A&G James Lockington (40) $205. OLGA Plains Mysia (127) $204. Wanbi Plains Raywood (67) $200.
MERINO LAMBS
CA&LA Hewitt Gowar East (88) $170. MERINO WETHERS
GJ-U Baldwin GreGre (30) $160. SS Barty Sutton Grange (60) $150. C & P Macdermid Ruffy (85) $140.
MERINO 2-TOOTH
KM&PM Devery Greens Creek (80) $145.
CROSSBRED EWES
Blencowe Farms Macey (104) $151. Simon Beattie Trentham (82) $150. Brian Phillips Mitiamo (65) $150. P&G Malcolm Hopetown (29) $150. DW Turnbull Dumosa (37) $140. RL Turner Spring Hill (41) $140. D-J McDonald Porcupine Ridge (84) $118.
MERINO EWES
NM&DN Hollis Donald (282) $170. P&G Malcolm Hopetown (118) $165. D&F Lanyon Charlton (88) $157. Ryan Doak Axedale (48) $154. A&T Cole Neilborough (53) $147. A&B McClelland & Co Woomelang (191) $139. GK&RJ Issac Wedderburn (57) $135. Lorbru Pty Ltd Limestone (39) $133. Eilan Donan P/L Metcalf (70) $128. MR & HE Dohnt Neereman (35) $122. K & S Wilson Boort (39) $120. F-M Schmidt Pyramid Hill (29) $110.
grain
Boort Grain Co-op prices Tuesday - Wheat – AGP $276. APW1 $300. ASW1 $296. AUH2 $276. H2 $307. SFW1 $280. Barley – BAR1 $272. BAR2 $264. BAR3 $250. MA1 $280. PL1 $290. SP1 $280. Canola – CANG $635. Faba Beans – FAB1 $530. FAB2 $510. Lentils – NIP1 $877. NIP2 $840. Oats – OAT1 $381. OAT2 $360.