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Yarding: 38,939

Lamb numbers remained similar with 27,100 penned. Quality varied throughout the yarding, light lambs had a range from very good to plainer secondary types. Trade weight categories became patchy and had limited well finished lambs with good weight and shape, which reflected on the results. Heavy export weights presented in mostly excellent condition with a limited offering. All the usual buying group attended in a market that opened very strong over the lighter store and trade weight lambs, then became erratic for the remainer of the sale, however the heavy export categories sold very strong. Light store and trade lambs sold $4 either side of firm.

The general run of medium and heavy trade gained $4 for the better quality and to $5 softer for the plainer secondary type. Extra heavy export lambs were in limited supply and in high demand, to sell to a top of $318, gaining $6/head but slightly cheaper c/kg, and the 26kg to 30kg lambs sold to $8/head softer.

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Lambs back to the paddock made from $35 to $151 and $135 to $172/head to feed on. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $108 to 145/head, averaging 760c to 815c/kg cwt. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $142 to $184/head, 22 to 26kg sold $172 to $226/head, to average 780c to 805c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs 26 to 30kg made from $206 to $250 and over 30kg made from $255 to 318/head, to average of 800c to 820c/kg cwt. Crossbred Hoggets sold from $35 to $176 and the Merino’s were limited and sold to $38 to $91/head.

Mutton numbers increased after last week’s stronger sale to 11,839 penned. Most buyers were active in a market that ended to $5 either side of firm. Merino wethers made from $48 to $95 for the lighter weights and the heavier weights sold from $96 to $135, gaining $5/head. Light weight Merino ewes made from $38 to $84, and the heavier weights sold from $96 to $130, in places were to $7/head softer. Heavy crossbred mutton made from $94 to $142, to be $4 dearer and the lighter weights made from $49 to $98, selling to $5/head cheaper.

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