Overall lamb numbers declined by 5 per cent week-on-week, for a total of 84,451 head. Dubbo’s supply slipped by 11 per cent for a total of 22,940 lambs, while Tamworth added 22 per cent, at 3525 head. Forbes penned similar consignments, for a total of 21,130 lambs, as CTLX gained an extra 20 per cent and penned 9900 head. Wagga lost 16 per cent, for a total of 25,000 lambs.
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Cheaper trends were recorded throughout the lamb categories, as the lighter weights slipped $2 to $4/head. The trade weights lost $2 to $3 to make from $78 to $128/head, or around the 494c to 502c/kg cwt range. The heavier weights slipped $2 to $5 to average from $114 to $167, after the best reached $178/head, or an average from 502c to 513c/kg cwt. The best of the heavy weight Merino lambs sold at $162/head.
Mutton
Sheep numbers slipped by 14 per cent for a total of 36,202 head. Dubbo penned 13,190 head, as Tamworth offered 2230 sheep. Forbes yarded 8742 head, while CTLX consigned 4500 sheep. Wagga offered 6000 head, a decrease of 40 per cent, week-on-week.
Sheep trended $2 to $6 cheaper, as the medium and heavy weights made from $41 to $118/head. The better 2 to 4 score mutton averaged in the 281c to 352c/kg cwt range.