Firm and fresh for the lambs

Agents and vendors combined to present a total of 1778 head for the weekly sale, the market was firm for the heavy lambs and the fresher trade lambs, the good feed on lighter lambs were slightly dearer and Mutton and hoggets were firm to dearer. Some good trade runs of lambs were available with a lot of the lambs nearing the end of their lamb category as their dentition was nearing the change to hogget status. The better types of Mutton were keenly contested. Lambs topped at $240 to av $168.57 ($19 up ), Hoggets topped at $160 to av $124.40 ($22 up ), Ewes topped at $120 to av $84.98 ($13 up ), Wethers topped at $100 to av $83.43 ($15 up ), Rams topped at $126 to av $103.85 ($5 down), Ram Lambs topped at $160 to av $116.20 ($5 down ). The total yarding of 1778 head av $148.33 a rise of $23/head week on week.

Rebecca Perrin sold Dohne x ewes to Eversons for $$93 and $83, Hoggets 59.7kg to Taylor Meats for $120, 52.2kg to Shelley F/T for $104, Rams to restockers for $76

Woodland Farming Co sold Dorper x lambs 60kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $212, 45kg to GR Prime for $150, to Mc Intyre Meats for $119, 40kg suckers to Eversons and Tonys Supa meats for $142, 58kg hoggets to Take IT Easy Meats for $160

Warren & Wendy Schelbach sold Dorper lambs to GR Prime for $168

Jon & Regina Henry sold Dorper x lambs 47.1kg to GR Prime for $175

Melrose sold Xbred lambs off ewes 45 and 40kg to GR Prime for $140, 50kg to Eversons for $194, 1 ram lamb 60kg to restockers for $160, 51.5kg ram lambs to Take IT Easy Meats for $140, 65kg hoggets to Take IT Easy Meats for $140

Armstrong Family sold Dorper lambs 45.7kg to Eversons for $173 and Jock Young Meats for $171, 45.6kg to GR Prime for $173.50, 42kg to Hurley & Weiss for $131, Hoggets 53.3kg to Jock Young Meats for $130

David Cowley sold Dorper x sucker lambs 32.5kg to GR Prime for $85, 22.5kg to GR Prime for $64

Tim & Mary Turvey sold Dorper x lambs 48.1kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $178, Ewes to restockers for $105, ewes to MC Intyre Meats for $90, $86 and $50

Rory & Kathy Frost sold Dorper lambs 45.5kg to GR Prime for $173, 43.1kg to Luck Meats for $174, ewes to Eversons for $81

Jason Skinner sold Xbred lambs 49kg to Take It Easy Meats for $178

Owen Mc Auley sold Dorset x lambs 51kg to Take It Easy Meats for $186, 41.5kg to GR Prime for $115, Merino and Dorper wethers to Mc Intyre Meats for $65