According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service there were good numbers of heavy lambs, and a very good quality selection of trade lambs in all weight categories with good numbers of grain fed lines.

Light lambs were in limited supply with the bulk selling to processors.

The usual export and domestic buyers were in attendance however not all major domestic processors operated fully.

Shorn well shaped trade lambs were aided by strong demand from a major domestic processor.

Vendor Doug Constance of “Werralong”, Berridale was thrilled to receive $230 for a pen of stand-out second cross Poll Dorset lambs. The 200 extra heavy lambs sold through GJ Hulm. 

The bulk of trade lambs were mostly $2 to $4 dearer, selling from $130 to $174.60/head, to average 660c/kg cwt.

Merino trade lambs were keenly sought selling from $139 to $171/head, with plenty of sales equalling crossbred lamb prices.

There was a small mixed selection of store lambs and the better bred drafts sold from $128 to $136.60/head. Light MK lambs sold from $108 to $131/head.

Heavy lambs were well supplied and quality was outstanding, which contributed to the dearer trend of $4/head.

Heavy lambs sold from $161 to $185/head.

The bulk of the extra heavy lambs sold from $173 to $238/head, to average 630 to 645c/kg cwt.

Heavy Merino lambs were again a highlight with most sales averaging 640c/kg cwt.

It was a mixed quality yarding of mutton, which sold to a regular group of buyers.

Heavy and medium weight Merino ewes sold from $13 to $15 cheaper, making from $110 to $190/head, to average 527c to 544c/kg cwt.

Medium and heavy crossbred ewes sold firm to $4 easier selling at $111 to $192/head. Light sheep were mostly unchanged averaging 492c/kg cwt.