Lamb numbers fell with good widespread rain. The quality was very good with excellent drafts of heavy and extra lambs. Trade weights were well supplied and buyers were paying a premium for short skinned lambs. There also were fewer tail end lambs. Bidding was more consistent across the whole yarding and the full buying group competed strongly which resulted in a firm to dearer market with the better lambs lifting between $6 and $8/head.

There were a few new season lambs offered and trade weights sold from $270 to $308/head and averaged 1180c/kg. The old 2 score processing lambs to 18kg sold from $165 to $200/head or 1060c to 1100c/kg. Trade weights to 24kg ranged from $240 to $309/head averaging from 1150c to 1230c/kg. Heavy lambs to 30kg sold between $270 and $356 with the bulk 1100c to 1200c/kg. Extra heavy lambs reached $455/head. Very heavy Merinos with a long skin reached a very impressive $420/head, most Merinos ranged around 1000c to 1050c/kg and the best priced hogget reached $280/head.

Mutton numbers halved and the quality was good with most medium and heavy weights offered. Prices were very strong with the better covered lined lifting $20 to $25/head. Medium weight ewes sold from $120 to $192/head and heavy crossbreds ranged from $210 to $300 and Merinos also topped at $300/head. Most mutton ranged between 780c and 860c/kg.