CTLX Carcoar Sheep Report

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Report Date: 18th September 2024

Total Yarding: 4,352

Commentary

Numbers eased by 180 for a yarding of 3015 lambs. Quality was mixed with large numbers of secondary store lambs along with good runs of trade weights and limited supply of heavy lambs. Not all the regular buyers were present.

Trade and heavy weight new season lambs sold from $185 to $210/head, averaging 790c to 830c/kg cwt.

Lightweight processing lambs to 18kg were firm and ranged from $30 to $70/head. Trade lambs 20kg to 24Kg gained $4, $160 to $197/head, averaging 770c to 800c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs over 24Kg held firm, $206 to $230/head, to average between 830c and 850c/kg cwt. Heavy hoggets reached $160/head.

There was 1337 mixed quality mutton yarded, and prices were firm. Merino ewes sold from $32 to $86 and crossbred ewes, $38 to $95/head. Merino wethers reached $86 and crossbred rams sold to $39/head. Most sold between 280c and 330c/kg cwt.

Market reporter, Angus Williams