Some price rises at Wagga Wagga

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Lamb numbers fell short of expectations, yet the quality of the offering remained very good to outstanding, particularly for lambs exceeding 30kg carcass weight. Despite a tail in the offering, which included some quite plain lambs, there was noteworthy support from buyers in Toowoomba, Queensland. The secondary types, along with some shorn trade lambs, were effectively absorbed by lot feeders. However, it is important to note that not all major export companies participated in the sale, and a supermarket buyers was also absent from the market.

In the trade market, good quality lambs were well represented. The better-finished lambs saw a price increase of $4 odd sales more. Lambs weighing 22-24kg fetched prices ranging from $175 to $218/head. Meanwhile, lambs in the 24-26kg category gained $7, selling for between $215 and $246/head.

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Merino trade lambs were priced between $155 and $191, while light Merino lambs sold to erratic price trends, selling from $95 to $138. Lambs suitable for feeding on ranged in price from $148 to $199/head. On the export side, heavy lambs were well supplied, with many exceeding 30kg carcass weight. Heavy lambs in the 26-30kg range were priced between $240 and $274/head, while those over 30kg cwt commanded prices from $270 to $323/head.

It was a very mixed yarding of mutton with not the weight in the offering of past weeks. Heavy mutton sold from $133 to $237 to average 530c to 584c/kg cwt. Trade sheep were well supplied selling from $108 to $148 to average 526c/kg cwt.

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