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Lamb supply increased to 16,000 head following the week's public holiday. There was a good lead of heavy fed lambs, just limited numbers of well finished trade weights, before quality faded-out into plainer wintery types off grass. Most processors were represented but not all buyers operated in a market that once again was very selective around fat cover, breed quality and skin presentation. Overall price results were similar to $5 easier compared to a fortnight ago noting the sale was very erratic and there was bigger price discrepancies on some pens of stock. The cheaper lambs tended to be the plainer types

Heavy export lambs 30kg cwt plus from $227 to a top of $278 at an estimated average of 740c/kg cwt. Once under 30kg cwt prices did vary depending on what pens caught the attention of the major domestic buyers. The best quality 26-30kg cwt lambs sold from $215 to $232 to average close to 800c/kg cwt, but plainer types in the same category were estimated at 760c/kg cwt.

The same quality related trend was evident throughout all the trade weighted lambs, the neatest pens selling in an estimated range of 800c to 840c/kg cwt but plainer types varying from 700c to 780c/kg. In dollar per head terms the lead 24-26kg cwt pens made from $190 to $222/head and the 22-24kg pens from $180 to $204/head. Plainer domestic lambs to processors made mostly $156 to $178/head. There was some erratic sales of store lambs for an overall similar price result.

Demand for sheep remained strong, led by two export orders which pushed rates dearer for heavy mutton. Some pens of well finished tradeweight Merino wethers also sold to keep competition. Extra heavy first-cross and Merino ewes to $244 amid limited numbers, and Merino wethers to $236. Good lines of mutton were estimated as costing processors 620c to 700c/kg cwt.

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