VENDORS sold 35,000 sheep and lambs at the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.
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Lamb numbers were similar and quality was only fair, with secondary young lambs once again making up a large percentage of the offering.
It was the usual group of buyers who attended however, not all major domestic processors operated.
Well-bred second cross store lambs were well supplied and restockers were active over all weights.
Store orders were from Albury, Cootamundra, Forbes, Dubbo, Corowa, Finley and the local area.
New season trade lambs were in limited supply and sold to steady competition throughout the sale.
Well finished medium and heavy trade lambs were unchanged.
The better finished lambs made from $120 to $144 to sell mostly from 540c to 550c/kg cwt.
Shorn heavy trade lambs averaged 550c/kg cwt.
Light trade lambs prices eased $1 to average $113.90/head. Immature lambs sold up to $4/head cheaper due to plainer condition.
Well-bred second cross lambs returning to the paddock were unchanged, making from $90 to $110/head.
Feedlot buyers paid from $100 to $114/head.
Heavy and extra heavy export lambs were in limited numbers and sold to solid competition, with the shorn portion igniting the bidding and selling from $144 to $165.20/head.
Heavy new season lambs in full wool made from $144 to $165/head to average 495c/kg cwt.
The mutton market sold to strong competition for heavy crossbred ewes, while light and medium weight grades were mostly unchanged.
Trade sheep were well supplied, selling from $67 to $100/head to average 308c/kg cwt.
Heavy crossbred ewes sold $8 dearer while heavy Merino ewes were firm to $3/head dearer to sell mostly from 285c to 320c/kg cwt.
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