Numbers increased by 1750 compared to the previous market.

Meat and Livestock Australia market reporter, Graeme Richard said lamb numbers increased and the quality was good with a very good run of extra heavy lambs.

Heavy lambs were also well supplied and trade and light lambs very limited.

There were a couple of pens of new season lambs offered.

There also was a larger buying group but not all operated. The market trend was stronger and lifted $10 to $15/head on the heavier lambs.

A pen of new season trade lambs sold to $184/head.

Old trade lambs to 24kg were $7 to $9 dearer and ranged from $168 to $188/head and averaged 770c to 780c/kg cwt. The 24kg to 26kg lambs sold from $178 to $206/head.

Heavy lambs to 30kg ranged from $202 to $221/head and averaged 735c and extra heavy lambs topped at $275/head. Heavy Merino lambs reached $173/head. The best priced hogget reached $185/head.

Mutton numbers were similar and the quality was mixed. Light and medium weight mutton were dearer and the heavy weights lost $7/head.

Medium weight ewes sold from $91 to $130/head. Heavy crossbred ewes ranged from $150 to $165 and heavy Merinos reached $160/head.