Report Date: 19th March 2024
Total Yarding: 8,300
Commentary
Numbers increased marginally as agents offered 6,500 lambs and 1,800 sheep. Quality improved this week with suitable trade weight lambs selling firm on the previous sale. Restockers were more active on a better selection of lighter lambs with trade and processor buyers showing more interest in better conditioned lambs. Mutton quality was again good with prices here also remaining firm.
Extremely light lambs sold from $27 to $95 as light lambs ranged from $71 to $95. Light trade lambs sold from $82 to $115, medium trade weights ranged from $94 to $140 with trade weights selling from $114 to $154. Heavy lambs ranged from $132 to $172 with a a good selection of extreme heavy weights selling from $170 to $220/head.
Hoggets sold from $25 to $82 with young ewes selling from $72 to $95. Medium ewew mutton sold from $20to $48 with heavy weights selling from $45 to $70. Wethers sold from $55 to $70 with ram lambs selling from $24 to $65/head.
Market reporter: John Traeger.