Wagga sheep and lamb sale report: July 6, 2017

July 12 2017 - 4:30pm
SALE REPORT: Buyers check out the pens on offer at the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.
SALE REPORT: Buyers check out the pens on offer at the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.

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Numbers were reduced and quality was mixed, with some lambs reflecting the dry conditions. There were fewer heavy lambs, along with a mix of trade and lighter weights. The usual buyers were in attendance but not all companies operated fully. Shorn trade lambs attracted the strongest competition as buyers opted to bid on better shapes and quality. Generally trade lambs were unchanged to $3/head easier. The bulk of trade lambs sold from $102 to $162/head to average 607c/kg cwt. Merino trade lambs were in reasonable supply making from $102 to $154/head. Store lambs were limited with the bulk of the lighter weights selling to processors. The bulk of the store lambs sold from $70 to $117/head. Heavy lambs were in shorter supply and quality was very good. Heavy lambs sold to a smaller group of processors to average 579c/kg cwt. The bulk of the extra heavy lambs sold from $165 to $207/head to average 580c/kg cwt. It was a mixed quality yarding of mutton. Heavy sheep sold to average 395c to 439/kg cwt. Trade sheep were well supplied making from $84 to $124/head. Light sheep sold from $60 to $85/head to average 400c/kg cwt.

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