Numbers remain similar and just over 10,000 new season lambs were penned. The quality of the new season lambs was good although there were a few with Bathurst Burr on the skin. Old lambs quality was mixed in the trade runs and more consistent in the heavy weights. Extra heavy lambs were limited. Merino lambs were back in volume and lighter weights were heavily discounted. The majority of the market sold to a firm to dearer trend.
New season trade weights ranged from $155 to $210 and heavy weights $190 to $246 and a pen of extra heavy lambs reached $248/head. Most ranged from 780c to 830ckg and were firm.
Old trade lambs were $10 to $15 dearer after a slow previous week and ranged from $152 to $187/head averaging 780c/kg. Heavy weights to 30kg sold from $175 to $238/head and were firm to slightly stronger in places and extra heavy lambs sold from $233 to $264/head. Light and plain Merinos were $15 to $20 cheaper while most Merino 24kg and heavier with cover were firm, Heavy weights sold from $186 to $210/head.
Mutton numbers were back and the quality was very mixed from the very light 1 score ewes to very heavy crossbreds. Prices were stronger lifting $7 to $11/head, medium weight ewes sold from $54 to $98/head and heavy crossbreds reached $117 while heavy Merinos with a big skin made to $136/head. Most sold from 280c to 335c/kg cwt.