VENDORS sold 8301 sheep and lambs at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange market.
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According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service, consignments declined, with very little weight throughout the offering.
The majority were on the plainer side, with only a few pens of well finished lambs spread throughout the market. The market trend was firm to dearer.
The better new season lambs reached $179/head or an estimated average of 855c/kg.
The older lambs gained $5 to $8 throughout most categories, with the light weights topping at $115/head. The trade weights sold from $126 to $200/head or an estimated 759c to 857c/kg cwt. The few heavy weight lambs made up to $215/head.
Light weight sheep improved $8, as prices for the better end ranged from $49 to $94/head. The medium weights sold from $83 to $128, as the heavy weights topped at $150/head. The majority of the sheep carried very little skin value and were straight off the shearing board.
