VENDORS sold 31,800 sheep and lambs at the Wagga cattle sale on Thursday.
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According to Meat and Livestock Australia's National Livestock Reporting Service it was a mixed yarding for trade and lighter weights lambs, while heavy lambs were a feature of the sale, with bigger numbers of supplementary fed lambs weighing above 30kg carcass weight.
A bigger field of buyers attended and competition was stronger.
Restockers were at the market but were selective when operating. Feedlot buyers were keen to secure shorn lambs primarily weighing 18-24kg.
Trade lambs were in reasonable supply, with shorn well shaped lambs weighing 22-24kg keenly sought by most processors.
The bulk of the shorn trade lambs gained $7 to $15, making from $126 to $170/head. Heavy trade lambs averaged 677c/kg cwt. Store lambs were in reasonable numbers however most sold to processors, averaging $103.30/head.
Shorn lambs suitable to feed on sold from $123 to $153/head. Competition for extra heavy lambs strengthened as the market progressed, with processors upping the ante for lambs weighing above 30kg carcase weight, while the heavy portion also sold to stronger demand from both domestic and export buyers. Generally, heavy lambs sold $19/head dearer, averaging 651c/kg cwt.
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Extra heavy lambs were of outstanding quality, with all pen lots supplementary fed. The bulk sold from $173 to $242/head to average 650c/kg cwt.
It was a mixed quality yarding of mutton, with all weights and grades represented. Market demand strengthened owing to a few extra buyers at the rail. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $110 to $145/head to average 402c/kg cwt.
Heavy Merino ewes were once again keenly sought by a northern processors, making from $115 to $168/head. Trade sheep were well supplied and competition lifted to average from 380c to 400c/kg cwt. Plain sheep were in greater supply, receiving from $68 to $80/head.