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Thursday March 03, 2016 THE LAND 104 theland.com.au MARKETS ISSN 977-002375200-2 9 770023 752002 16036 twitter.com/thelandnews facebook.com/thelandnewspaper • Grain Bunker Cove • Hay & Cotton Cover • Shelter Covers www.polytex.net.au Ph 1300 059 003 [email protected] EARLY CALL LOT feeders have kept the lamb market strong however, with drying conditions in the north, producers have been forced to make decisions earlier than usual. AuctionsPlus market op- erator Anna Adams, Sydney, said prices for store lambs had risen in the past month, with numbers starting to slow down, especially from southern parts of the state. Ms Adams said more store sheep had started coming from the central and north- ern areas of the state, which was seasonal. “ey always tend to sell a bit later than the south,” she said. Lamb demand has been strong from lot feeders, looking for store condi- tioned sheep. Ms Adams said there had been more and more profes- sional feeders using the site to buy lambs, as they have access to data on the sheep’s weight and history, making them easier to purchase for specification. Although there had still been good demand from restockers buying on Auc- tionsPlus, Ms Adams said it had mainly been lot feeders buying store lambs, weighing usually 32kg plus. Delta Livestock and prop- erty livestock manager Aar- on Mackay, Wagga Wagga, said prices and supply had been “jumping around” in recent weeks. “Some people are enjoy- ing good seasonal condi- tions and for other parts, it’s tough,” he said. Mr Mackay said prices for lambs had been hovering about the 500 cents a kilo- gram mark and had been on the better end of 500c/kg for quite some time. “Lamb fatteners are pay- ing tremendous money for the right lambs,” he said. Purtle Plevey stock and station agent Patrick Pur- tle, Tamworth, said with a decrease in seasonal condi- tions, significantly in the past fortnight, some producers had sold lambs early. ese had been well sought after by restockers and finishers. Mr Purtle said there’d been more lambs sold in recent weeks and prices had dropped slightly. “Most of the good store lambs have still been mak- ing $90 a head plus though,” he said. With another seasonal break, Mr Purtle said lambs would be in good demand as it could coincide with people growing oats. BY AMELIA WILLIAMS Feedlots offer options WITH dry conditions limiting his finishing options, Alistair Jones, “Wonga- bindie”, Pallamallawa, decided to alter his usual lamb marketing. This week, Mr Jones sold 820 mixed-sex six-month-old lambs to Fletcher Interna- tional for $95 a head. The lambs weighed between 38 to 40 kilograms and will be sent to Kiagathar Feedlot, Condobolin, for the heavy lamb export market. Alistair Jones, "Wongabindie", Pallamallawa, usually sells his lambs over-the-hook, but sold them earlier than normal due to dry conditions.
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MARKETSThursdayMarch 03, 2016THELAND104 theland.com.au
MARKETSISSN 977-002375200-2
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twitter.com/thelandnewsfacebook.com/thelandnewspaper
• Grain Bunker Covers• Hay & Cotton Covers• Shelter Covers
www.polytex.net.auPh 1300 059 [email protected]
EARLY CALLLOT feeders have kept thelambmarket strong however,with drying conditions in thenorth, producers have beenforced to make decisionsearlier than usual.
AuctionsPlus market op-erator Anna Adams, Sydney,said prices for store lambshad risen in the past month,with numbers starting toslow down, especially from
southern parts of the state.Ms Adams said more store
sheep had started comingfrom the central and north-ern areas of the state, whichwas seasonal.
“They always tend to sella bit later than the south,”she said.
Lamb demand has beenstrong from lot feeders,looking for store condi-tioned sheep.
Ms Adams said there had
been more and more profes-sional feeders using the siteto buy lambs, as they haveaccess to data on the sheep’sweight and history, makingthem easier to purchase forspecification.
Although there had stillbeen good demand fromrestockers buying on Auc-tionsPlus, Ms Adams said ithad mainly been lot feedersbuying store lambs,weighingusually 32kg plus.
Delta Livestock and prop-erty livestock manager Aar-on Mackay, Wagga Wagga,said prices and supply hadbeen “jumping around” inrecent weeks.
“Some people are enjoy-ing good seasonal condi-tions and for other parts, it’stough,” he said.
Mr Mackay said prices forlambs had been hoveringabout the 500 cents a kilo-gram mark and had been on
the better end of 500c/kg forquite some time.
“Lamb fatteners are pay-ing tremendous money forthe right lambs,” he said.
Purtle Plevey stock andstation agent Patrick Pur-tle, Tamworth, said with adecrease in seasonal condi-tions, significantly in the pastfortnight, some producershad sold lambs early.
These had been wellsought after by restockers
and finishers.Mr Purtle said there’d
been more lambs sold inrecent weeks and prices haddropped slightly.
“Most of the good storelambs have still been mak-ing $90 a head plus though,”he said.
With another seasonalbreak, Mr Purtle said lambswould be in good demand asit could coincide with peoplegrowing oats.
BY AMELIAWILLIAMS
FeedlotsofferoptionsWITH dry conditionslimiting his finishingoptions, AlistairJones, “Wonga-bindie”, Pallamallawa,decided to alter hisusual lamb marketing.This week, Mr Jonessold 820 mixed-sexsix-month-old lambsto Fletcher Interna-tional for $95 a head.The lambs weighedbetween 38 to 40kilograms and willbe sent to KiagatharFeedlot, Condobolin,for the heavy lambexport market. Alistair Jones, "Wongabindie", Pallamallawa, usually sells his lambs over-the-hook, but sold them earlier than normal due to dry conditions.
