Lamb numbers fell and the quality of the yarding improved especially in the 9800 new season lambs. New season lambs were well supplied by stores and trade lambs and there was a bigger line up of heavy weights. Old lambs had a better supply of heavy weights and trade weights remain mixed in quality. Light old lambs were limited. Merino improved in quality and there were not as many light framed lambs and hogget. Overall the market was firm to dearer on most lambs.

New season lambs were $2 to $5 dearer for most with the trades selling from $173 to $215/head and heavy weights reached $248/head, most ranged from 780c to 840c/kg cwt.

Old trade weights were firm to slightly cheaper selling from $166 to $198/head and averaged 760c to 770c/kg, heavy weights were firm selling from $195 to $245/head or 790c/kg on average with the best of the lambs around 840c/kg. Extra heavy lambs only reached $250/head. Merino lambs were $10 stronger but there was a marked improvement in quality, trades sold from $129 to $191 and heavy weights reached $221/head and averaged 670c/kg. Heavy hoggets were up to $20 cheaper.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was better with plenty of medium and heavy weight sheep. Prices were cheaper and fell between $10 and $15/head across most of the mutton with the very heavy lines back $20 to $30/head. Medium weight ewes sold from 460 to $87 and heavy crossbreds reached $125/head. Merinos reached $122/head and the majority of the mutton sold from 280c to 310c/kg cwt.