Lamb numbers eased and the quality was plainer overall but there still were limited numbers of prime trade and heavy weights. There were plenty of dry lambs. The new season lambs fell to only 3900 and there was not a lot of weight in most of the lambs. The market sold to mixed trends with the better end of the lambs, mainly the heavier and shorn lambs were $2 to $3 dearer while most trade and lighter weights were cheaper by an average of $10 to $15/head.

New season restocking lambs sold to $165/head. trade weights sold from $155 to $209 and heavy lambs $188 to $235/head. Extra heavy weights topped at $245/head and most ranged from 770c to 810c/kg.

Old trade lambs sold from $150 to $186/head averaging 720c to 780c/kg. Heavy lambs $192 to $246/kg for shorn new season lambs, most 780c to 820c/kg and extra heavies topped at $262/head. The best priced Merino reached $167/head. Best for heavy Merino hoggets was $184/head

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was good with plenty of heavy weights penned. The prices were steady with medium weight ewes selling from $65 to $82 and heavy crossbred reached $138/head. Heavy Merino ewes sold to $140 and Dorpers $126/head. Most ranged from 300c to 360c/kg cwt.