Dowra Mart saw decent numbers present at its final sale for 2025 on Friday last.
Mart manager Terry McGovern noted that trade was similar to the week previous, with good demand seen from agents for heavy well-finished lambs, despite the short number of days left in the kill, but light store lambs were a tough trade.
Factory lambs above the 48kg mark with ample flesh sold in the main from €163 to €174/head, with this being the top price agents were willing to give, with price per kilo coming in between €3 and €3.37/kg, with the highest price being a batch of heavy ram lambs weighing 58kg selling for €175/head (€3/kg).
Store lambs in the mid-40kg bracket sold for between €95 and €105/head with their weight or €3.15/kg to €3.30/kg.
Lambs in the mid-30kg to low-40kg bracket were slightly behind this, selling between €90 and €100/head with their weight, though select lots sold up to €110/head with the weight.
Sample prices included lambs weighing 39.5kg selling for €134.50/head (€3.40/kg) with another batch weighing 44kg selling for €147/head (€3.34/kg).
A show of older in-lambs ewes scanned sold between €168/head for lighter ewes up to €184/head for younger types.
This pen of ram lambs weighing 58kg sold for €175/head (€3.02/kg).
This pen of horned ewes suitable for breeding sold for €90/head.
This pen of ram lambs weighing 58kg sold for €174/head (€3/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 52.5kg sold for €170.50/head (€3.25/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 44kg sold for €147.50/head (€3.35/kg).
This four-year-old Texel ram weighing 114kg sold for €250 (€2.19/kg).
These 10 ewes carrying 15 lambs between them sold for €184/head.
Dowra Mart saw decent numbers present at its final sale for 2025 on Friday last.
Mart manager Terry McGovern noted that trade was similar to the week previous, with good demand seen from agents for heavy well-finished lambs, despite the short number of days left in the kill, but light store lambs were a tough trade.
Factory lambs above the 48kg mark with ample flesh sold in the main from €163 to €174/head, with this being the top price agents were willing to give, with price per kilo coming in between €3 and €3.37/kg, with the highest price being a batch of heavy ram lambs weighing 58kg selling for €175/head (€3/kg).
Store lambs in the mid-40kg bracket sold for between €95 and €105/head with their weight or €3.15/kg to €3.30/kg.
Lambs in the mid-30kg to low-40kg bracket were slightly behind this, selling between €90 and €100/head with their weight, though select lots sold up to €110/head with the weight.
Sample prices included lambs weighing 39.5kg selling for €134.50/head (€3.40/kg) with another batch weighing 44kg selling for €147/head (€3.34/kg).
A show of older in-lambs ewes scanned sold between €168/head for lighter ewes up to €184/head for younger types.
This pen of ram lambs weighing 58kg sold for €175/head (€3.02/kg).
This pen of horned ewes suitable for breeding sold for €90/head.
This pen of ram lambs weighing 58kg sold for €174/head (€3/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 52.5kg sold for €170.50/head (€3.25/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 44kg sold for €147.50/head (€3.35/kg).
This four-year-old Texel ram weighing 114kg sold for €250 (€2.19/kg).
These 10 ewes carrying 15 lambs between them sold for €184/head.
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