MURRAY BRIDGE
Yarding: 8500
Woolly wether lambs to $133
COMPETITION between processors and the strength of the lamb market pushed prices to $133 at the Murray Bridge annual woolly wether lamb sale.
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The top pen of 65 April/May-drop, Mt Alma-blood woolly wether lambs was sold by Robinville, Murray Bridge, to JBS.
Bowhill Produce, Bowhill, sold the second-highest price pen – 81 April/May-drop, Kamora Netley Park-bld lambs at $128 to JBS.
Elders Murray Bridge branch manager Phil Nagel said the top end were good quality lambs.
They were also some of the heaviest lambs seen at the woolly wether sale for a number of years.
While quality varied from light to good, Mr Nagel said many vendors had decided to sell their entire drop because of good lamb prices.
“It was the best sale for about five years with increased processor activity and strong support from graziers and feedlotters,” he said.
“The entire lamb industry is strong and if people want to buy woolly lambs this sale is the only opportunity they’ve got.”
RM&TE Hein, Burdett, sold 83 April/May-drop, Kamora Park-bld lambs at $121 to JBS.
LR Gregurke & Partners, Parrakie, sold 180 April/May-drop, Dalveen-bld lambs at $118 to Midfield.
MR&TK Paech, Tepko, sold 58 April/May-drop, Hilton Heath-bld lambs at $117 to Thomas Foods International.
TFI also bought 61 April/May-drop, Pindari-bld lambs at $115 from Neina Hill, Murray Bridge.
JL Growden, Karoonda, sold 85 March/April-drop, Woodoona-bld lambs at $110 to Midfield.
KD,ED,JC&MV Harvey, Hartley, sold 68 April/May-drop, Dalveen-bld lambs at $109.
Landmark’s Kevin Keller said while some lambs had struggled to come up, prices were considerably better than at last year’s sale when the top line sold at $97.
“There are not a lot of lambs about, and generally throughout the state it’s a lot better season than the past couple of years,” he said.
– QUINTON McCALLUM
