Lamb prices remain strong at Mt Pleasant market

Nutrien Fawcett Livestock's Colin Fawcett said the amount of good condition lambs was a surprise for this time of year and therefore helped lamb prices, after nine from Springton producer PE&LAM Harrison made the section's $218 top price.

The second-highest price for lambs was $212, after Amerylla Proprietary Limited, Milang, offered two quality lambs.

Prices for lambs remained consistent throughout the sale with larger lines offered by MJ Dunn, Brinkley, making $208 for 12 and L Grieger, Nildottie, making $202 for 15 lambs.

NF&EA&RM Loffler, Stonefield, made $198 for 18 lambs and M Vinersmith, Birdwood, made $195 for 24.

R&J Sweetman, Red Creek, offered 10 lambs and made $190.

Mr Fawcett said sheep that had been supplementary fed provided vendors with a "well-deserved" return.

"In the coming months I would expect numbers to drop off but whatever is yarded, will be quality," he said.

The ewe section topped at $180 for for five from M Smart, Mount Compass, and the market's largest run of sheep from Cheryl Shigrov, Harrogate, made $169 for 28.

KD Wicker, Waitpinga, made $150 for two ewes and M&M Amber, Mount Torrens, made $140 for 14.

Cattle were in strong demand with cows and calf making the section's highest price, after J Fraser, Mount Pleasant, offered one Murray Grey that made $2380, the same vendor made $2100 for another.

Steers reached $2020 for one Murray Grey from PA&FT Frahn, Mannum, and H Kungel, Eden Valley, made the same price for a Charolais crossbred.

CM Bond and LA Riemelmoser, Walker Flat, made $1940 for two Poll Hereford/Red Poll crossbred.

The same vendor dominated the heifer section and made the section's $2000 top price for two Poll Hereford/Red Poll crossbreds and $1980 for a Poll Hereford/Santa Gertrudis crossbred, and another two heifers made $1960.

The next Mount Pleasant market will be held on April 22.