According to Meat and Livestock Australia's National Livestock Reporting Service lamb numbers halved and the quality was good with mainly medium and heavy trades penned.

There were a few heavy lambs and store lambs were in very short supply.

The market sold to a cheaper trend than two weeks ago. The limited numbers of store lambs sold to $145/head. Medium and heavy trade weights were up to $20 cheaper and made from $176 to $200/head and averaged around 840c/kg cwt.

The few heavy weights sold from $190 to $220/head. Merino ewe hoggets sold to a restocking order and reached $214/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and ewes were best supplied. The market eased $10/head with weaker competition. Medium weight crossbred ewes $176 to $196 and heavy weights reached $210/head.

Merino ewes topped at $218/head.