The quality was very good across the lamb yarding with additional new season light lambs on offer.
A number of regular buyers were absent due to being turned around at the NSW and VIC border, with Covid-19 restrictions making it impossible for some to cross.
Lack of competition across most lines resulted in prices softening across most of the market.
Trade weight new season lambs were well presented. Light and medium weights were in good supply making from $130 to $156/head.
A limited number of domestic processors operated on the heavy trade lambs 22 to 24kg selling between $155 and $164/head, averaging 667c/kg cwt.
Heavy lambs made from $162 and $168/head. Heavy export type lambs were in better supply, lambs 26 to 30kg sold from $166 and $178, while over 30kg lambs reached $184/head.
Despite limited competition old lambs sold in a generally firm market. Lambs weighing 22 to 26kg made from $137 to $160/head.
Over 30kg lambs sold up to $190/head, or 564c/kg cwt. Merino lambs were firm selling to $178/head.
Mutton numbers were small, and competition was low. Generally, mutton was $5 to $10 cheaper across all categories.
Heavy cross bred ewes made up to $166 and heavy merinos reached $165/head. Medium sheep sold between $138 and $145/head.
Please note that due to COVID-19 related constraints this market report has been compiled without physical MLA attendance at the saleyard.
TRADING NAME DISTRICT HEAD PRICE AGENT
SUCKERSSP & MA Fealy Oaklands 64 $184.60 ELDN & D Bradford Tocumwal 44 $184.00 PSNDA & NA Coyle Barnawartha 46 $179.60 PSNJD Ross- Soden Strathmerton 55 $177.00 PSNLislea Lodge Picola 58 $177.00 ELDI & S Vincent Chiltern 17 $176.60 PSNSchoen Past Corowa 33 $175.20 PSNL Habeck Cornishtown 25 $174.00 PSNA Morant T’gatta Valley $174.00 ELDSHORN LAMBS N & G Wenke Walbundrie 30 $190.60 ELDFischer Past Howlong 10 $181.20 PSNRJ & P Hall Rand 71 $178.60 ELDAvalands Past Walla Walla 26 $176.00 PSND & J Steinfort Katunga 34 $175.00 ELDA Motha Boralma 22 $172.00 AWNRS Henderson Corowa 48 $169.00 PSNHillgrove Star Past Bungowannah 52 $164.00 PSNMERINO LAMBS Richglen Yarrawonga 40 $178.00 ELDWild Dog Whorouly 14 $176.00 AWNKD Williams Brimin 116 $167.00 ELDRG & EM Barnes Katamatite 54 $160.00 PSNRS Henderson Corowa 10 $145.00 PSNAngus McNeil rand 65 $142.00 PSNXBRED EWESG Ashmead Glenrowan 80 $165.00 AWNL, I & M Humphries Springhurst 112 $165.00 AWNJD Ross - Soden Strathmerton 22 $161.00 PSNV McKenzie Boorhaman 15 $160.00 AWNWI& SM Binnie Bungeet 47 $160.00 ELDGB Eames Barnawartha 32 $160.00 ELDCA Harrop Killawarra 11 $150.00 PSNMERINO EWESWillandra * 36 $161.00 ELDRalston/ trethowan Rand 19 $160.00 PSNPJ & GL Lieschke Walla Walla 18 $156.60 PSNM & J Griffin Lake rowan 97 $148.00 ELD
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