Demand for quality lifts heavy lamb indicators to 601c/kg - Sheep Central
Demand for quality lifts heavy lamb indicators to 601c/kg By Sheep Central, 12 August 2015 . PRICES for new season lambs with weight and old lambs with finish strengthened in saleyards this week, supported by improving quality and good prices for... PRICES for new season lambs with weight and old lambs with finish strengthened in saleyards this week, supported by improving quality, good prices for clean, fresh skins and restocker interest in some centres. The NLRS reported Tasmania’s over-the-hook rates for lambs as unchanged, with 2-4 score 0-18kg carcases valued at 540-600c/kg and the 118-26kg + ranged from 580-600c/kg. SA’s mutton indicators were also unchanged, with the 0-18kg lambs rated at 310-350c/kg and the 18-24kg carcases at 330-360c/kg. NLRS restocker indicator drops The National Livestock Reporting Service’s Eastern States Daily Indicators for all lamb categories firmed, apart from the restocker indice which lost 26 cents to close at 537c/kg after Tuesday’s saleyard sales. light 546c/kg, up 1c. trade 597c/kg, up 4c, and heavy 601c/kg, up 5c. The national trade lamb indicator also closed on 597c/kg, up 5 cents, and the heavy lamb indice is on 601c/kg, up 5 cents. The ESDI for mutton closed up three cents to 374c/kg, and a similar rise in the national indice put it at 373c/kg. Source: www.sheepcentral.com
