07/12/21
Total Yarding – 17,220 Hd
Numbers jumped this sale will both lamb and mutton showing the increase. Lamb quality was very mixed with some handy lines of finished lambs offered along with a large percentage of lighter store types that were advertised. The usual buyers were present and competing in a market that fluctuated with quality offered.
There was 220 new season lambs penned and restockers competed strongly on the lighter lines paying from $140 to $195/head. Processors paid from $182 to $225/head for the better trade weights. Old lamb prices fluctuated with quality and finish but eased slightly on average. Trade weights to 24kg sold from $186 to $219/head. Heavy lambs to 26kg reached $246 with export lambs selling from $258 to $276/head. Carcase prices averaged from 870c to 916c/kg cwt.
Merinos made up the majority of the mutton offering and sold from $165 to $215/head. Crossbred ewes ranged in price from $154 to $215/head.