Lamb numbers eased and included 13,500 new season lambs. The quality was plain to fair with the majority of the lambs new season store lambs.
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Trade weights were limited and heavy weights were in short supply. Merino lambs were back in volume and there were only a few shorn lambs offered. Additionally, the market was dearer.
New season lambs to restock sold from $96 to $122/head. Heavier weights to feed reached $143/head. Medium and heavy trade weights were $6 to $10 dearer, receiving from $131 to $164/head. Heavy lambs lifted $9, making from $166 to $185/head. Carcass prices averaged from 680c to 710c/kg cwt.
Merino lambs sold to $103/head for light weights. Old lambs reached $175/head for heavy weights. Hoggets sold to $150/head.
Mutton numbers eased and the quality was good. Light sheep sold slightly cheaper on average, while the better covered medium weights lifted $10, with heavy weights making $10 to $20/head more. Medium weight ewes sold from $81 to $130/head. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $121 to $153 and Merino ewes made to $158/head. Carcass prices averaged from 445c to 460c/kg cwt.
Market Report: MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service
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