21/05/2019
Total Yarded – 30,450hd Lambs – 23,350 Sheep – 7,100
Numbers lifted slightly this sale with both lamb and mutton showing the increase. Lamb quality was fair with a good offering of grain fed
finished lambs available along with the plainer types. The usual buyers were present and competing in another dearer market.
Light lambs sold from $135 to $144/head. Trade weights liftedc $8 with prices ranging from $146 to $201/head. Heavy and extra heavyweight
lambs were $10/head dearer on a quality offering. Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $194 to $224/head. Extra heavyweights ranged in price
from $230 to $305/head. Carcase prices averaged from 776c to 844c/kg.
Mutton numbers were made up of mostly Merinos and quality was mixed. Prices jumped with Merino ewes selling from $112 to $260/head.
Crossbred ewes ranged in price from $125 to $256 and Dorper ewes sold from $107 to $214/head