Numbers fell this sale with agents yarding 29350 head. Lambs numbers were back to 23650 and quality was again mixed. There were some handy lines of finished trade and heavyweights penned along with the plainer secondary types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a significantly dearer market.

Trade weight lambs were $25 dearer with 20- 24kg selling from $195 to $274/head. Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $244 to $284/head. Extra heavyweights were up to $40 dearer to receive from $258 to $363/head. Carcase prices averaged 985 to 1070c/kg. The best heavy hoggets reached $240/head.

Mutton numbers slipped to 5700 and quality was very mixed. Prices remained strong with Merino ewes selling from $122 to $234/head. Crossbred ewes ranged in price from $130 to $260 with Dorper ewes reaching $240/head. Merino wethers sold from $143 to $255/head.