Numbers dropped by 750 from the previous week and the market was quoted as being dearer. 

Extra-heavy lambs are starting to come into the market in bigger numbers.

They are attracting premiums as export buyers opt to bid on lambs above 30kg carcase weight.

There were reasonable numbers of shorn lambs, with major domestic buyers igniting the bidding on recently shorn drafts.

Light weight store type lambs attracted a small contingent of restockers, who struggled to match the dearer trends.

All the usual export and domestic buyers were in attendance.

Trade lamb prices generally stepped up another $5 to $10/head with buyers trying to fill orders for the lambing Australia campaign.

The bulk of the trade lambs sold from $124 to $168/head to average 600c to 618c/kg cwt.

Store lambs were limited making from $86 to $116/head.

Light weight lambs to the processors were very mixed and buyers were selective, paying from $90 to $112/head.

Heavy lambs were well supplied with shorn lambs attracting the best competition.

Shorn heavy lambs sold $7 dearer making from $154 to $176/head.

Prices surged $12 for extra heavy lambs to sell at $171 to $215.20/head, averaging 602c/kg cwt.

It was a very mixed quality yarding of mutton, which sold to the usual group of buyers.

Trade sheep averaged 399c/kg cwt.

Heavy mutton sold to strong competition with prices unchanged to $4/head cheaper.

Heavy crossbred ewes made from $110 to $137/head.

Heavy Merino sheep sold at $114 to $126/head to average 421c/kg cwt.