11/12/2018
Total Yarding – 19,700hd Lambs – 12,750 Sheep – 6,950
Numbers decreased this sale with both lamb and mutton showing the decrease. Lamb quality was improved slightly from the previous sale, with a better offering of finished heavy and extra heavy weight lambs penned. Most of the usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to dearer market.
Trade weight new season lambs sold from $128 to $169/head. Restockers continue to be active, paying up to $138/head. Light old lambs lifted $5, selling from $110 to $134/head. Trade weights were firm to $3 better, making from $136 to $168/head. Heavy and extra heavy weight lambs were firm to $2/head better. Heavy lambs sold from $166 to $180 and extra heavy weights received from $184 to $244/head. Carcase prices averaged from 684c to 730c/kg cwt.
Mutton numbers comprised mainly Merinos and quality was very mixed. Merino ewes sold from $97 to $183, as crossbreds received from $90 to $161 and Dorper ewes made from $105 to $132/head. Merino wethers varied in price from $119 to $170/head.