Lamb numbers lifted and included 6,896 new season lambs. The quality was very good and there was more weight throughout the sale.
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Trade weights and heavy lambs were best supplied with only a few light lambs throughout. There was a very good run of heavy trade and heavy Merino lambs. The market sold to a dearer trend.
New season lambs were $8 to $11 dearer with the medium and heavy trade lambs selling from $137 to $158/head, averaging 715c/kg cwt.
Lambs 22 to 24kg sold from $153 to $170/head, or 690c/kg cwt on average. Heavy lambs made from $158 to $170, with the best price reaching $182/head to average from 640c to 650c/kg cwt.
Old trade lambs were firm, selling from $132 to $158 and heavy old lambs made from $147 to $180/head, averaging from 640c to 700c/kg cwt for the lighter weights.
Extra heavy lambs reached $199/head. Merino lambs were $9 to $10 dearer and most of the lambs were heavy trades and heavy weights, which sold from $152 to $175/head. Merino hoggets topped at $161/head.
Mutton numbers eased and the quality was good with most sheep carrying plenty of cover. Prices lifted $7 to $10 on the medium weights and heavy sheep were $2 to $3 dearer.
Medium weight mutton sold from $123 to $158, while heavy crossbred
TRADING NAME DISTRICT HEAD PRICE AGENT
SUCKERSFJ Corrigan Wymah 160 $182.20 PSN
G Schrieber Boweya 27 $180.60 PSN
Merindah Farms Boralma 39 $179.60 PSN
Calthorpe Ag Brocklesby 96 $178.00 ELD
Heinjus & Star Lilliput 90 $174.60 PSN
Norris Family Farms Numurkah 27 $174.20 PSN
J & M Skehan Corowa 47 $170.00 PSN
C & A Harrop yamba 17 $170.00 PSN
L & T Burns Burrumbuttock 65 $169.00 BUR
SHORN LAMBS
JM Star Bungil 22 $199.20 PSN
J, G & C Barker Lockhart 41 $197.20 PSN
D & M Curtain Jerilderie 68 $190.00 ELD
GL & N McMillan Corowa 17 $190.00 ELD
J Bullman Gerogery 13 $184.00 BUR
MWC Trading Howlong 17 $184.00 ELD
RJ Lubke Jindera 49 $184.00 ELD
MERINO LAMBS
Allara Partners Walla Walla 10 $174.20 PSN
Two Cockatoos Past Rosemount 129 $164.20 PSN
DJ Hurst Hay 73 $163.00 ELD
Adam Power Yalca 54 $161.00 PSN
G & F Williams Corowa 51 $153.00 PSN
XBRED EWES
RH Weisner Walla walla 48 $178.00 ELD
The Laidlaw Trust Strathmerton 50 $178.00 PSN
IV, MV & M Wilson Gerogery 111 $176.00 PSN
J, H & R Fuge Rutherglen 37 $172.00 AWN
S & E Chalker Yielima 29 $171.00 PSN
Kohlhagen Fam Past Walla Walla 28 $170.00 PSN
SR Greenhill Talmalmo 31 $169.00 PSN
MERINO EWES
T, C & M Rhodes Savernake 39 $166.00 ELD
D & M Walton Deniliquin 13 $166.00 PSN
G & D Sampson Tungamah 59 $157.20 PSN
Cragdurrock Trust Balldale 133 $155.00 PSN
North Yathong P/L Jerilderie 103 $140.20 BUR