YARDING: 50,400
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INCREASED amounts of new-season lambs flooded onto the market at Wagga to push overall numbers to 50,400.
A full turnout of domestic and export buyers were in attendance, and most companies were operating.
There was increased interest from restockers across the young lighter weight lamb category, with buyers from Griffith and the local area.
New season lambs to turnout made from $60 to $84.20/head.
New season heavy trade lambs were very well supplied and regularly made from $119 to $130/head, with bidding strongest for lambs in full bloom.
Light and medium weight trade lambs made from $104 to $121 to average 510c/kg cwt, with buyers operating on skin values of $7 to $9/head.
Light 2 score lambs suitable for restockers and processors were in greater numbers this week, and lambs to slaughter sold from $62.20 to $108/head.
There were a few pens of new season Merino lambs offered and they made from $65 to $110/head, with several buyers eager acquire the lighter weights.
Old trade lamb quality improved and prices were generally $3 to $5/head dearer for trade weights. The better finished lambs weighing 21 to 24kg sold from $90 to $120/head, with heavy trade lambs averaging 455c/kg cwt.
There was a mixed selection of heavy and extra heavy lambs offered and they sold to a small group of buyers. Lambs weighing 24 and 26kg sold up to $5 dollars dearer, while extra heavy lambs sold from $128 to $160/head, averaging 476c/kg cwt.
Mutton numbers lifted in a very mixed quality yarding, with all weights and grades represented. Greater numbers of ewes and wethers were medium weight sheep, with a significant portion shorn.
Merino ewe mutton sold to steady demand, with prices generally unchanged to $3/head dearer. Heavy crossbred ewes were not as keenly contested and prices eased by $5, with heavy grades averaging 298c/kg cwt. Merino wethers were in shorter supply and quality was not the standard of the previous sale, with most categories carrying less condition and skin value, resulting in a cheaper trend of $16/head to average 349c/kg cwt.
