Restockers and processors went head to head to secure light lambs and prices for the store categories were high. 

According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s national livestock reporting service numbers lifted and quality was good to plain across the lighter weight categories.

There were reasonable numbers of heavy lambs, with buyer interest fluctuating throughout the sale.

Well-bred store lambs and plainer light weight lambs attracted strong restocker competition.

The usual export and domestic buyers were in attendance, however not all export processors operated at the heavy end.

The market struggled to find its level with the shorter skinned trade lambs attracting the strongest competition. Generally trade lambs prices eased $5 to $7/head.

The bulk of trade lambs sold from $122 to $166/head, to average 625c/kg cwt.

Store lambs were keenly sought by an interstate store buyer who paid up to $146/head for lamb weighing 22kg cwt. The bulk of the store lambs sold from $117 to $139/head.

Light lambs to the processors made from $95 to $122/head.

Heavy lambs were in reasonable supply however the market lacked numbers for 30kg cwt plus.

Heavy lambs sold $7/head cheaper to average 612c/kg cwt.

The bulk of the heavy and extra heavy lambs averaged 609 to 619c/kg cwt.

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

Trade sheep were $4 to $5 dearer while light weight sheep jumped $11/head to average 500-550c/kg cwt.

Heavy crossbred ewes were keenly sought after, making from $144 to $200.20/head. Heavy Merino sheep ignited the bidding, selling at $148 to $194/head to average 547c/kg cwt.