Quality was plainer overall with nearly all lambs showing some dryness and untidy skins.
Not all the regular buyers attended and demand was selective and at cheaper levels.
The general run of trade weight lambs gave back $10 on a fortnight ago, while the few pens of heavier lambs were also cheaper on limited quotes.
Agents did pass-in some in plainer lambs that had frame but still needed some finishing amid fairly dull processor enquiry and little restocking demand.
Merino lambs were cheaper with quality an issue at times.
The heaviest lambs sold to $226 and sales above $215 were rare.
The majority of crossbred lambs were mixed trades in the 22kg-24kg carcase weight range, selling from $164 to $188 to average $176/head.
The carcase estimate for most of the better processing lambs was 720c to 780c/kg carcase weight.
Lot of price variance was evident in the lighter lambs under 20kg carcase weight which sold from $75 to $145 depending on type, quality and number in a pen.
The sheep market was similar on lighter mutton but cheaper on the heavier ewes.
There was several lines of Merinos which were sold as mixed 2-tooth and 4-tooth which altered price outcomes at times.
The heaviest ewes sold to $115, while the general run of light and medium sheep sold from $50 to $90 for most.
Top sales:
Lambs - J & L Dunmore, $226; J Beer, $222; Pisasale Farms, $218.
Hoggets - Bullatale Creek, $150.20; A Edmeades, $145; Penville Trading, $128.
Sheep T & M Bradford, $110; G & B Murphy, $100; RC Allitt, $98.
Rams - Australian Food & Agriculture, $38 and $35; East Lodden, $20.
~ Contributed by Meat Livestock Australia market reporter Jenny Kelly and Elders Deniliquin, on behalf of the Deniliquin Associated Agents.
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