Numbers increased slightly at Corowa’s Market on Monday with a significant lift in new season lambs available and less old lambs offered.
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There was a total 13,964 yarded which was an increase of 234 from the previous week’s market. Lambs were down 1,024 but sheep were up 1,258.
Quality was mixed across all weights and grades with a prosperous spring in the supply area, showing in the quality of some pens of finished sheep and lambs.
All the regular field of buyers were present with prices easing across the lamb runs and mutton selling to strong demand, increasing the market from some price corrections over the last month.
The quality of new season lambs remains excellent with lambs coming off crops, however, most weights selling in a cheaper market.
Light and medium trade lambs sold from $144 to $181, easing $10 and the heavy trade easing $11, making from $170 to $194/head.
Competition was strong in the heavy lamb category, however, prices still eased $11, selling from $184 to $212/head, averaging 767c/kg cwt.
Bidding was slower in the heavy export lambs with one export processor not fully participating. Heavy export lambs eased up to $6 in places, selling from $208 to $226 and the over 30kg lambs making from $230 to $237/head, averaging 725c/kg cwt.
Old season lambs have really started to ease in numbers with processors quieter on the woolly portion. Heavy lambs suiting the domestic and export processors were firm to cheaper, selling from $180 and $195/head, to average 736c/kg cwt.
A very good selection of heavy and light mutton was available with bidding intensifying on the export lines.
Well finished heavy 4 score cross bred ewes increased $9, making from $150 to $183/head, to average 539c/kg cwt.
The Merino 4 score ewes made a top of $186, lifting up to $12 and the 2 and 3 score ewes sold from $96 to $144/head.
Corowa Top Results
Suckers
Lislea Lodge Picola 51 $237.20
Sowden Inv Alma Park 102 $218.00
Little Haven Bunbartha 66 $216.00
LL Vile & Son Howlong 63 $212.00
P Holmes Baddaginnie 20 $212.00
Atherlee Partners Everton 57 $210.00
D & J Underwood Coreen 16 $210.00
Xbred Lambs
L Werner Stewarton 25 $215.00
Rudd Past Katamatite 12 $203.00
AP & RB O’Keefe Culcairn 10 $201.20
Joy Reid & Sons Tallangatta Valley 11 $198.00
BD & EA Dunne Springhurst 28 $190.00
Merino Lambs
NJ Amery Mt Bruno 34 $164.00
I R & M Pumpa Culcairn 92 $160.00
BG Clancy Pleasant Hills 303 $147.00
Xbred Ewes
Rex James Transport Nathalia 44 $183.20
Christopher Box Carboor 139 $175.20
RW Black & Sons Corowa 34 $170.20
JL & LM Burns Burrumbuttock 26 $167.20
AP & RB O’Keefe Culcairn 29 $166.20
JRA Daysdale Yarck 55 $160.20
Merino Ewes
P Drum Balldale 92 $183.20
Hermiston Ag Mulwala 79 $176.20
G & R Allen Euroa 115 $160.20
S Burston Benalla 140 $160.00
J & H Wall & Sons Gowangardie 50 $160.00