Saturday’s sale at Dowra Mart saw a good entry of store lambs and finished lambs on offer. There was a good mix of lowland and crossbred lambs, with buyers present for all types.
Store lambs made up the majority of the sale and prices ranged mainly from €52 to €70 for light horned lambs and mountain-crosses, with some heavier types around 30kg in weight making the upper end of prices.
Lambs from 30kg to 35kg sold mainly from €70 to €75/head, with most stores sold without weights.
Heavier stores and better-quality stores sold mainly from €82 to €94/head, with some hoggets making around €100/head. Heavy fleshed lambs suitable for slaughter over 44kg sold from €100 to €106/head.
There was good demand for cull ewes also, with old horned ewes selling for €40 to €60, while better-quality types made from €70 to well over €100 for fat ewes.
There was a share of dry hoggets on offer also, which were a firm trade. Prices depended on quality and age of hoggets and ranged mainly from €110 to €150, with top-quality dry hoggets making the upper end.
The cattle trade was quite firm for good-quality continentals, but there was a little bit more value to be had for light calves and plainer types.
Light heifer and bull calves around 200kg sold from twice the weight to about €100 to €150 over, depending on quality, though the numbers on offer were reasonably small.
Weanling bulls were a good trade for good-quality types, with prices ranging from €800 to €900/head and plainer types making around the €700 mark.
Heifer weanlings were a little stronger than bulls, with higher prices paid for good-quality types. Those from 300kg to 400kg sold from €800 to €950 for better-quality types, with plainer lots making €700 upwards.
Heavy bullocks were not quite as strong as heifers, with quality having a major influence on prices. Heavy store heifers sold to well over €1,200 where the quality on offer was high. Other average-quality types around 400kg to 500kg made from €900 to €1,000. There were plainer ones on offer also, which made from €800 to €900/head.
Commission rates are €9 to the buyer and 2% to the seller for cattle and €1.25 to the buyer and €1.75 to the seller for sheep.
Saturday’s sale at Dowra Mart saw a good entry of store lambs and finished lambs on offer. There was a good mix of lowland and crossbred lambs, with buyers present for all types.
Store lambs made up the majority of the sale and prices ranged mainly from €52 to €70 for light horned lambs and mountain-crosses, with some heavier types around 30kg in weight making the upper end of prices.
Lambs from 30kg to 35kg sold mainly from €70 to €75/head, with most stores sold without weights.
Heavier stores and better-quality stores sold mainly from €82 to €94/head, with some hoggets making around €100/head. Heavy fleshed lambs suitable for slaughter over 44kg sold from €100 to €106/head.
There was good demand for cull ewes also, with old horned ewes selling for €40 to €60, while better-quality types made from €70 to well over €100 for fat ewes.
There was a share of dry hoggets on offer also, which were a firm trade. Prices depended on quality and age of hoggets and ranged mainly from €110 to €150, with top-quality dry hoggets making the upper end.
The cattle trade was quite firm for good-quality continentals, but there was a little bit more value to be had for light calves and plainer types.
Light heifer and bull calves around 200kg sold from twice the weight to about €100 to €150 over, depending on quality, though the numbers on offer were reasonably small.
Weanling bulls were a good trade for good-quality types, with prices ranging from €800 to €900/head and plainer types making around the €700 mark.
Heifer weanlings were a little stronger than bulls, with higher prices paid for good-quality types. Those from 300kg to 400kg sold from €800 to €950 for better-quality types, with plainer lots making €700 upwards.
Heavy bullocks were not quite as strong as heifers, with quality having a major influence on prices. Heavy store heifers sold to well over €1,200 where the quality on offer was high. Other average-quality types around 400kg to 500kg made from €900 to €1,000. There were plainer ones on offer also, which made from €800 to €900/head.
Commission rates are €9 to the buyer and 2% to the seller for cattle and €1.25 to the buyer and €1.75 to the seller for sheep.
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