VENDORS sold 46,780 sheep and lambs at the Wagga market on Thursday.
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Despite patchy rain, lamb numbers remained similar to the previous sale.
According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service there were 22,400 new-seasons lambs offered and quality was excellent.
There was a lot more weight in the offering and most processors were keen to acquire supplies. Old lambs were limited and quality was again mixed, with the shorn portion keenly sought. The usual group of buyers attended, however not all major domestic processors operated fully.
New season trade lambs were well supplied and quality was very good over all categories. The improved quality lifted competition noticeably, which contributed to a dearer trend of $10/head.
The bulk of new season trade lambs made from $150 to $209/head, with heavy trade lambs averaging 806c/kg cwt. Bidding was intense for new season heavy and extra heavy lambs, with prices tracking $18/head dearer.
Heavy lambs weighing 25kg plus sold from $200 to $260.20/head. Light lambs to turnout sold from $65 to $112/head. Lambs with more frame and weight made from $126 to $170/head.
Old trade lambs were limited, making from $137 to $185/head. Heavy lambs were in short supply making from $195 to $240/head.
It was a mixed quality offering of mutton, with all weights and grades represented. Heavy Merino ewes sold $12 cheaper, recording a top price of $166 to average 486c/kg cwt, while the crossbred ewes lifted $10 to average $174/head.
Trade sheep were well supplied making from $73 to $130/head, averaging 509c/kg cwt. One score ewe mutton made from $62 to $106/head.