Lamb number continue to fall but the quality was good with good numbers of shorn new season lambs which covered most of the trade and heavy weights. There were a few woolly new season lambs and most were very dry in the skin. There were a few run of trade Merinos. The crossbreds were stronger but Merinos were softer.

New season store lambs reached $169/head for an estimated 23kg while the slightly fresher trade lambs were firm to $6 dearer on limited numbers and ranged from $162 to $184/head. Heavy weights reached $238/head or 825c/kg.

Shorn trade lambs ranged from $166 to $208/head with the woolly lambs averaging around 780c and the shorn lambs 860c/kg. Heavy weights sold from $200 to $250/head or 850c/kg for the shorn lambs. Extra heavy weights reached $266/head and heavy Aussie white ewe lambs reached $245/head. Trade Merinos were cheaper selling from $123 to $158/head to average around 600c/kg.

Mutton numbers eased and the quality was a little more mixed. Prices were stronger lifting $4 to $5/head. Medium weight ewes sold from $56 to $110 and heavy crossbred ewes reached $127 while heavy Merino ewes reached $149/head. Most ranged from 340c to 400c/kg.