Prime Sheep & Lamb
Lamb numbers were similar but the quality was plainer. There were plenty of light lambs and secondary trade and heavy weights that lacked cover and finish. Each agent had a very small run of good lambs which were mostly heavy weights. The trade run was mixed with small lots of tailend lambs. The market sold to mixed trend with the quality of the light and secondary lambs effecting the price, slipping $5 to $12/head. The mixed run of trades were firm while the very limited supply of heavy weights lifted $14/head.
The 2 score processing lambs to 18kg sold from $51 to $136/head for nice shapely Dorpers. The plainer crossbreds averaged 600c/kg. Trade lambs 20 to 24kg sold from $128 to $175/head and averaged 700c to 720c/kg in a mixed quality and conditioned run. The better conditioned and more consistent heavy lambs 24 to 26kg 4 scores sold from $181 to $212 and lambs to 30kg ranged from $200 to $226/head and most averaged from 760c to 800c/kg cwt. Extra heavy lambs reached $241/head averaging 770c/kg. The best Merino were trade weights reaching $149/head.
Mutton numbers eased and the quality was very mixed. Light and medium weight mutton was firm to $10 cheaper and heavy weights fell $15/head. Heavy crossbreds reached $118 and long skinned Merinos $120/head. Most of the mutton averaged 320c to 380c/kg with some of the Merino wethers around 400c/kg.