Numbers jumped this sale other agents yarding 37500 head. There was 27700 lambs penned and quality was fair. There was some excellent lines of grain assisted heavy lambs available along with the plainer types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.
Lightweights lambs to feed and restockers sold from $190 to $268/head. Trade weight lambs were $6 to $8 better with 20-24kg selling from $247 to $309/head. Heavyweights to 26kg sold from $293 to $329/head. Export lambs were $5 better to range in price from $314 to $410/head. Carcase prices averaged from 1066 to 1242c/kg.
The best heavy hoggets reached $290/head.
There was 9800 mutton yarded and quality was reduced slightly from previous sales with a larger percentage of plainer sheep along with the better types. Prices continue to be very strong with Merino ewes selling from $182 to $305/head. Crossbreds received from $182 to $309/head. Dorper ewes ranged from $176 to $288/head.