Tough week continued at Wagga Wagga

Yarding - 51,100

Leading into the Australia day holiday, numbers declined. However, quality improved notably, with plenty of grain-finished lambs across trade and heavy export classes. There was a good supply of secondary lambs, but not the big tail we’ve seen in recent weeks.

Not all buyers were in attendance, and there wasn’t the usual number of restockers active. The market remained solid throughout the sale over most categories. Trade lambs were well supplied, and quality was very good. The market was unchanged to $5 dearer. Lambs 20-24kg sold at $148-$204, averaging 780-790c/kg cwt. Store lambs with some weight and frame fetched $100-$157/head.

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On the export front, not all buyers operated fully, impacting prices for lambs weighing more than 30kg cwt. Lambs 26-30kg sold from $218-$255/head. Big heavy lambs over 30kg slipped $12 due to weak competition, with prices ranging from $243-$291/head.

Mutton supplies slipped back moderately. Quality was quite mixed with a lot more plainer conditioned ewes in the offering. Heavy sheep sold to a small field of buyers with prices ranging from $93 to $ $148 to average around 350c to 360c/kg cwt. Trade sheep varied in quality, with prices between $63 to $106/head.

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