Lamb numbers lifted by 13000 and the quality of the yarding remained good. There were plenty of well finished trade and heavy weights. Secondary trade lambs increased with the larger numbers and light lambs remained limited. There were good numbers of Merino lambs, mostly trade and heavy weights and there was an increase in hogget numbers but there were more at the lighter end of the weight range. The market sold to a dearer trend.

The few light 2 score processing lambs were firm selling from $61 to $124/head. The trade lambs 20 to 24kg were a little mixed in quality and were $9 to $14/head dearer on average and sold from $169 to $230/head and had an average range of 880c to 920c/kg. The 24 to 26kg lambs were $19/head stronger with the quality more consistent, prices ranged from $208 to $271/head or 935c/kg cwt on average. Heavy weights to 30kg lifted $20/head and ranged from $236 to $296/head averaging 925c/kg cwt. The extra heavy lambs were also $20 dearer selling between $270 to a top of $324/head. The Merino were $15 to $20 stronger over most weights and heavy weights sold from $174 to $255/head averaging from 800c to 860c/kg on the heavy Merino lambs.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was a bit more mixed. Prices lifted between $7 and $11/head. Medium weight ewes sold from $42 to $100 and heavy crossbred ewes $102 to $195/head. Merinos reached $189 and most sold from 450c to 520c/kg cwt.