There was a reduction in lamb numbers but the quality was very good with lines of grain assisted trade and heavy weights. Extra heavy lambs were back in numbers and there were several pens of extra heavy Merino lambs. Store lambs were in limited numbers and despite not all of the usual buyers operating the market lifted around $6 to $8/head across most of the lambs.

Store lambs to 18kg sold from $144 to $230 with secondary trade weights to $265/head. Prime trade weights 20 to 24kg ranged from $246 to $307 and lambs 24 to 26kg sold from $308 to $335/head and ranged between 1190c to 1240c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs sold from $290 to $366/head averaging 1200c/kg cwt, extra heavy crossbred lambs sold to $391 and Merinos $366/head. The best priced hogget reached $300/head.

Mutton numbers were also back and the quality was mixed. Prices were stronger lifting $5 to $6/head on average. Medium weight ewes sold from $122 to $210 and heavy crossbred ewes reached $294, Merino ewes $291 and very heavy Dorpers topped at $320/head. Most 820c to 860c/kg cwt.