Ouyen Livestock Exchange sales

At this week’s sale, Ouyen Livestock Exchange had on offer 4,565 lambs and 1,178 mutton, totalling 5,822.

Heavy lambs were $30-$40 cheaper than a month ago, Trade Lambs were also $30-$40 cheaper, Merino Lambs $15-$20 cheaper, Mutton Heavy were $25-$40 cheaper, while Light were $25 cheaper.

Other prices included:

OLD LAMBS

Export $130 – $168 (470– 510c/kg)

Trade $110 – $178 (420 – 530c/kg)

MERINO LAMBS

Light $26 – $86

Heavy $85- $157 (470 – 540c/kg)

MUTTON

Light $36 – $70 (220 – 280c/kg)

Heavy $77 – $110 (220 – 280c/kg)

Elders

CROSS BRED LAMBS

ALB Farming (Tempy) 20 @ $168

D J Kay (Ouyen) 24 @ $158

RC & FA Dalton (Tempy) 23 @ $158

CM & RK Lockett (Underbool) 69 @ $157

R M Roads (Meringur) 20 @ $155

P W Lonergan (Kiamal) 90 @ $154

GJ & JM Lambert (Pooncarie) 51 @ $152

MERINO LAMBS

Fitzpatrick Parters (Walpeup) 48 @ $157

ALB Farming (Tempy) 68 @ $154

Whygee Pastoral (Karoonda) 20 @ $142

Fitzpatrick Partners (Walpeup) 124 @ $139

MUTTON

Andersons of Bronzewing (Bronzewing) 83 @ $110

Minda Props (Pooncarie) 38 @ $98

Minda Props (Pooncarie) 20 @ $88

Minda Props (Pooncarie) 143 @ $86

Marmon Pastoral (Jabuk) 49 @ $77

BR&C/Nutrien Ag

CROSS BRED LAMBS

N & F Hamilton (Timberoo) 55 @ $168

T & R Monaghan (Gama) 56 @ $167

G Munro (Ouyen) 53 @ $159

J & P Heaslip (Trinita) 55 @ $158

Waymel (Ouyen) 46 @ $156

DORPER LAMBS

Serenity Holdings (Meringur) 22 @ $145

M & C Heintze (Murrayville) 83 @ $124

MERINO LAMBS

McKay Farming (Kiamal) 60 @ $149

A Beelitz F/T (Parrakie) 34 @ $145

M Burns (Tempy) 62 @ $142

MUTTON

G Crane (Murrayville) 89 @ $105

A & N Hulland (Patchewollock) 39 @ $99

M & C Heintze (Murrayville) 83 @ $124

MERINO LAMBS

McKay Farming (Kiamal) 60 @ $149

A Beelitz F/T (Parrakie) 34 @ $145

M Burns (Tempy) 62 @ $142

MUTTON

G Crane (Murrayville) 89 @ $105

A & N Hulland (Patchewollock) 39 @ $99

The next scheduled sale will be on Thursday, July 6.

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