Numbers jumped this sale with agents yarding 47000 head. Lamb numbers increased to 35400 and quality was similar to previous sales with some good lines of finished lambs offered along with the plainer types. The usual buyers were present and competing in another dearer market.
A few pens of new season lambs sold from $260 to $295/head. Trade weight old lambs were $15-$20 dearer with 20-24kg selling from $241 to $312/head. Heavy trade to 26kg were $20 better and more to range from $290 to $326/head. Extra heavyweights were also $15 dearer to receive from $287 to $410/ head. Carcase prices averaged from 1050 to 1230c/kg. Heavy Merino lambs reached $303 and Dorpers sold to $419/head.
There was 11600 mutton penned and quality was very mixed with prices following the dearer trend. Merino ewes sold from $136 to $269/head. Crossbreds received from $128 to $277/head with Dorper ewes ranging from $128 to $220/head. Merino wethers sold from $127 to $247/head.