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For the first sale of the year agents penned 15,500 lambs, quality had a wide range with limited well finished lambs with good weight and shape offered. All the usual buying group attended, the market opened softer however bidding bounced throughout the sale depending on quality shape and finish with some sales firm to the last market, while the secondary plainer types sold to $20/head cheaper and more in places. Light store lambs sold firm to $10 dearer in places and light trade lambs sold firm to $5 softer, medium and heavy trade slipped $5 to $15/head. Extra heavy export lambs were in limited supply and sold to a top of $280/head, with the top pen selling firm and the plainer types to $20/head cheaper.

Lambs back to the paddock made from $62 to $150 and lambs to feed on made from $142 to $166/head. Light trade lambs under 18kg to suit MK orders sold from $88 to $143/head, averaging 690c to 790c/kg cwt. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $142 to $190/head, 22 to 26kg sold $172 to $233/head, to average 820c to 860c/kg cwt.

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Heavy export lambs over 26kg made from $230 to 280/head, averaging 850c to 890c/kg cwt. Merino lambs sold from $26 to $114 for the lighter weights and the heavier weights $115 to $170/head. Merino Hoggets from $49 to $170 and the crossbred hoggets made from $146 to $168/head.

Mutton numbers dropped to 7,800 penned. Merino wethers made from $94 to $126 for the lighter weights and over 24kg sold from $125 to $165/head. Light weight Merino ewes made from $48 to $114, and the heavier weights made from $128 to $170/head. Heavy crossbred mutton made from $115 to $150, and the lighter weights made from $37 to $114/head. Most mutton averaged from 365c to 490c/kg cwt.

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