Heavy new season lambs sold to a firm trend, with processors paying $134 to a top of $155.60. Trade weight lambs saw prices lift $8-10 with buyers paying a distinct premium for lambs showing freshness in their skins. The trade weight new season lambs sold $118 - $136. The re-stocker market continues to be the strength of the lamb trade, with both local and interstate producers showing great confidence in the sale yard prices being achieved.

Store lambs sold to a fully firm trend with the medium weights $93-$113, the very lightweight run of crossbred lambs sold $68-$88. Merino lambs sold $76- $108 with the lighter weight making $64-$78. The mutton market continues to sell to strong demand, including competition from processors and local re-stockers. Crossbred mutton sold to a top of $118, with most selling $96 to $115. Merino wethers sold $93 to $116 with the lighter and re-stocker types selling $76 to $88. Merino ewes topped at $110, with large premiums being paid for sheep carrying longer skins. Hoggets topped at $137.

Numbers fell by 450 to total 812 prime cattle. The quality was mixed and the market sold a firm to cheaper trend. Heavy cows sold firm to 5c/kg easier, topping at 232c/kg with the main run selling 224c/kg to 230c/kg. Medium and trade weight cows sold 215c/kg to 231c/kg. Light/store cows also slipped 5-8c/kg selling 200cc/kg to 230c/kg.

Heavy steers 500kg+ sold at a firm trend with the better quality pens selling 290c/kg to 312c/kg. Heavy heifers mostly sold 245c/kg to 275c/kg. Feedlots operated through the sale, with prices mainly 330c/kg to 350c/kg for steers and 315c/kg to 345c/kg on the heifers.

Re-stocker competition continues to be strong with local orders taking home the lighter end of the yarding, steers sold to a top of 419c/kg while the heifers topped at 363c/kg. Cows and calves sold $1570 to $1730 for mixed quality units. Bulls topped at 248c/kg. The last SELX sale for 2016 is Wednesday, December 21. First for 2017 is Wednesday, January 4.