Basin plan must focus on industry and people - Germano Erractic prices at sale

A SMALLER and patchy yarding at Bendigo on Monday was made up of 10,500 lambs and just 4800 sheep.

Well finished lambs with weight and fat cover remained scarce.

A wery erratic market which made it difficult to get a consistent price quote out of the sale, as some lambs sold strongly and were dearer while others of a similar grade were then cheaper than a week ago.

The bouncing trend was most evident in the heavy lambs with the 26-30kg cwt crossbreds selling from $205 to $246, putting some pens well above 800c and others below 770c/kg.

As a guide most of the better quality processing lambs remained in a range of 760c to 800c/kg cwt.

Merino lambs recorded cheaper trends, particularly any secondary lots.

Heaviest export lambs over 30kg cwt from $236 to a top of $268, and some strong sales at times helped lift the average to an estimated 800c/kg.

Most heavy lambs $200 to $240/head. Main run of tradeweight lambs, 22-24kg, varied from $173 to $200. Light lambs under 20kg cwt were generally a few dollars dearer, decent store lambs showing some breed quality and frame from $110 to $150. But very small and secondary lambs $9 to $50. Very plain Merino lambs received subdued interest.

Heavy mutton averaged $10 to $15 cheaper, noting Bendigo did have some solid sales last week before prices dropped away late in the auction.

Big crossbred ewes from $94 to $130. Lot of trade sheep $70 to $110. Light ewes $24 to $50.

Most categories of sheep showed a price spread of 250c to 380c/kg cwt.

Crossbred Lambs

RE & SL Pedersen Kamarooka (82) $268, O’Sullivans Trading Elmore (115) $268, RJ & DM Johnson Boort (57)) $248, JS & W Brown Colbinabbin (60) $245, MF Ryan Colbinabbin (52) $236, McRea Oaks St Arnaud (89) $234, A & C Dalrymple Narrewillock (50) $230, Anden Birchip (35) $225, JC & IL Younghusband Powlett Plains (56) $223, AB & KB Broom Neereman (150) $223, Burnewang Nth Past Rochester (128) $220, Monmore P/L Laanecoorie (100) $215, R & N Comer Drummartin (104) $211, R & B McKenzie Elmore (100) $210, B & H McCalman Echuca (115) $210, GK & TA Turnbull Bridgewater (192) $205, JA & KL Head Echuca (43) $205, Wanabbin Colbinabbin (75) $203, Foley’s Hill Wycheproof (25) $200.

Crossbred Ewes

Anden, Birchip (45) $126, Alderside Warracknabeal (161) $120, R & N Comer Drummartin (13) $115, M Fielding Warracknabeal (102) $110, Foleys Hill Wycheproof (92) $110, Monmore P/L Laanecoorie (29) $103, G & L Broad Pyramid Hill (15) $91.

Merino Ewes

RW & AL Baker Dingee (50) $124, Fairfields @ Mysia Mysia (32) $110, B Weaver & Co Boort (43) $105, Ceres Wedderburn (62) $105, Anden, Birchip (20) $103, Ilfracomb Donald (34) $91, J & G Ross Mia Mia (16) $90.

Next week’s order: Nuttall, Nutrien, Nevins, Elders, McKean McGregor.

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Grain

Boort Grain Co-op prices on Tuesday. Wheat - H1 $385 FIS. HS $378 FIS. APW1 $367 FIS. ASW $365 FIS. AGP1 $356 FIS. SFW1 $356 FIS. FED1 $319 FIS. Barley: PL1 $355 FIS. SP1 $355 FIS. PLX $355 FIS. SPX $335 FIS. Bar1 $305 FIS. Bar 2 $285 FIS. Bar3 $260 FIS. Bar4 $240 FIS.

Non GM canola +/- AOF $695 FIS. *GM CANOLA +/- AOF **CANGS $655 FIS. Faba1 $368 FIS. Faba2 $368 FIS.