Lamb numbers lifted and the quality was good. There were plenty of well finished trade and heavy lambs and a very good run of extra heavy weights. Merinos were well supplied along side some good and heavy Dorpers. There was a tail of lighter weights and only a few secondary trades. A larger field of buyers competed in a stronger market.

The 2 score processing lambs to 18kg were upto $15 stronger selling mostly from $90 to $127 and long skinned Merinos reached $136/head. The trade lambs were $6 to $10 dearer with lambs 20 to 22kg selling from $140 to $166 and the 22 to 24kg lambs $155 to $196/head averaging between 725c and 750c/kg cwt.
Heavy lambs were $7 to $9 better and the 24 to 26kg ranged from $176 to $202/head and lambs to 30kg sold from $195 to $220/head. Extra heavy weights sold between $216 and $245/head. Heavy and extra heavy lambs averaged between 710c and 740c/kg cwt. Heavy Merinos sold from $188to $210/head averaging 670c/kg cwt. The best price for hoggets reached $177/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and so did the prices. Quality was good with plenty of medium and heavy weights offered. Medium weight ewes sold from $56 to $112 and heavy crossbreds ranged from $93 to $160/head. Merino ewes reached $142/head and most of the better covered lines averaged 330c to 370c/kg with a few pens getting close to 400c/kg cwt.