Sucker lamb prices dip with lower yields and more supply - Sheep Central
Sucker lamb prices dip with lower yields and more supply By Sheep Central, 14 August 2015 . PRICES for trade and heavy new season lambs dipped mid-week as sucker yardings increased in New South Wales and processors reacted to lower yield results... PRICES for trade and heavy new season lambs dipped mid-week as sucker yardings increased in New South Wales and processors reacted to lower yield results from previous purchases. With larger sucker yardings earlier in the week and Wagga agents yarding 8740 new season lambs – 39 percent of the yarding – NSW’s trade weights generally made 505-628c/kg and the heavier lines ranged from 546-629c/kg. Prices for the new season slaughter lambs were lower in Queensland (513-628c/kg) and in Western Australia (447-558c/kg). However, rates for light new season lambs 12. 1-18kg cwt strengthened, with lines at several saleyards in NSW and Victoria making 453-661c/kg to restockers and the trade. Processors react to lower carcase yields and more lambs Landmark Wagga livestock manager Peter Cabot said the cheaper trade and heavy lamb prices at the centre reflected the increased new season offerings across NSW and declining old lamb quality. “The new season lambs were making 650c/kg, so we are certainly coming off a very high price because there hasn’t been heaps of weight in them. Source: www.sheepcentral.com
