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2 days ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 29/07/2025
Yarding 9,084 / sheep 4,000 / lambs 5,084

Numbers were lower this week by approximately 6500 head mostly due to the bad weather across the state. The sale started off with a bang with higher values and then gradually eased at times as the sale progressed. The buyer gallery was at its usual capacity with all regulars present although not all were actively bidding. The market as a whole was dearer by $8/10/head.

A small run of light weight new season lambs sold from $100 to $168/head.
Small framed store lambs ranged from $40 to $100 and bigger framed stores sold up to $169 while light lambs gained $8/10 selling from $140 to $213/head. Trade lambs were erratic selling cheaper in places as the sale continued and ranged from $167 up to $240 while heavy lambs started from $204 to realize $330/head.

Merino wether hoggets were making $140 to $230 with a skin while store Merino ewe hoggets returned $50 to $137 and prime ewe hoggets sold to a top of $241/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $140 to $250 and younger rams sold to a top $197/head.

Boning mutton were making $80 to $176 while medium ewes returned $159 to $229 and heavy ewes sold up to $250/head. Heavy wethers made $180 to $250 while mature rams were making $40 to $169/head.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

3 days ago

MUCHEA CATTLE REPORT 28/07/2025
Total Yarding 1104

Numbers lifted to just over 1000 head today after several weeks of very light sales. There were limited supplies of finished cattle amongst a large proportion of both local and pastoral secondary lots. The Pastoral steers and heifer calves were well presented in large drafts often selling over double pens with most weighing under 300kg. Most of the regular buyers were present along with several seasonal restockers keeping recent gains in the market buoyant and lifting in certain sections.

Vealer steers started from 200c to reach a top of 396c while plain vealer heifers sold from 180c to 250c and better heifers sold to a top of 340c/kg. Yearling steers gained 15/20c with stores selling from 228c to 338c and with more frame realized 414c/kg. Yearling heifers also gained 10c with low fat-score heifers ranging from 150c to 250c and with more cover reaching a peak of 358c/kg.

Big runs of pastoral store steers started from 182c to 230c and bigger framed steers presenting more cover sold to a top of 348c/kg. Vealer pastoral heifers sold from 88c to 268c while yearling heifers ranged from 122c up to 309c with more cover and weight.

Grown steers returned 270c to 336c while grown heifers were selling from 305c to 318c/kg. cows held ground on recent gains in value with stores selling from 100c to 228c while medium cows returned 226c to 268c and prime cows sold to a top of 310c/kg.

Bulls returning to paddocks sold from 100c to 226c while shipping bulls were slightly better selling from 152c to 260c and slaughter bulls over 600kg sold from 230c to 262c/kg.

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Muchea Livestock Centre

1 week ago

MUCHEA SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 22/07/2025
Yarding 15,658 / sheep 6,309 / lambs 9,349

Numbers were up by 2500 head from the last sale with increased supplies across all categories. There were good runs of trade and heavy lambs along with quality lines of heavy mutton and large drafts of fat tail sheep and lambs. Although one pen of very tidy lambs realized $301 the lamb market overall eased $10/12 and was erratic in places while the Mutton Market generally held ground on values.

Store lambs were a little softer selling from $37 up to $167 while light lambs were back $15/20 selling from $143 to $194/head. Trade lambs eased $10/12 and returned $170 to $224 while heavy lambs realized $301/head.

Store Merino wether hoggets were making $74 to $147 and with more weight up to $220 while Prime Merino ewe hoggets returned $156 to $224/head. heavy Crossbred hoggets ranged from $140 to $250 and younger rams sold to a top $238/head.

Very light and plain ewes sold from $30 to $70 while boning mutton eased $6/8 selling from $70 to $160/head. Medium weight returned $130 to $220 and heavy ewes sold up to $240 to remain equal. Heavy wethers made $141 to $235 while mature rams returned $50 to $148/head

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