The total yarding was 14,057, with more than half being new season lambs and the other portion made us of old shorn lambs and sheep.
The lead drafts of young lambs displayed excellent finish and freshness, and all the major processing buyers attended with confidence after reports of good kill results from a fortnight ago.
Prices in this sale were cheaper than the previous sale on held on the September 8, but rates matched more recent auctions in a solid outcome.
The estimated range for the bulk of trade to heavy new season lambs was 1090c to 1150c/kg carcase weight (cwt), with runs of good domestic types costing buyers around 1130c/kg cwt.
Old season lamb prices were weaker despite some very neat pens.
The sheep market was also cheaper, but again in line with recent results.
It is worth noting price outcomes at Deniliquin a fortnight ago were at very high levels and the industry trend has eased since then.
The pick of the second-cross new season lambs weighing more than 25kg sold from $300 to a top of $345/head.
After this, there was a lot of medium to heavy trade lambs, including some larger lines of first-cross bred out of Merino ewes, from $260 to $290/head.
There was a restocking order that pushed into lambs either side of about 22kg cwt, at $250 to $269/head. The lambs reportedly going to graze multi species crops.
The sale did loose a little momentum on in-between lambs that were bigger than genuine stores but not proper trades. These lambs sold at $240 to $250/head.
Traditional sized store lambs continued to sell strongly at $200 to $234/head.
There was some very plain and light little Merino lambs at $57 to $158 to the paddock.
Heavy shorn lambs sold to a market top of $360/head, but on weight and quality were often significantly cheaper.
Sheep prices rolled back, with heavier mutton estimated at 780c to 860c/kg cwt.
Some extra heavy crossbred ewes made just over $300/head, but on a lot of weight.
Merino ewes sold to $286/head and there was a lot of sheep from $220 to $265/head.
Any light sheep continued to sell strongly, and still made more than 900c/kg at times.
Top sales:
Suckers - JM & JA Bradford, $345; Mundiwa Pastoral Co, $334; Holden Pastoral Co, $322.
Old lambs - Walker Shearing, $360; Tim Holschier, $360.
Sheep - EA, J & W McDonald, $320; JM & JA Bradford, $320; M & J Dunmore, $320; Tim Holschier, $300.
~ Details supplied by Meat Livestock Australia market reporter Jenny Kelly and Deniliquin Saleyards manager Greg White on behalf of the Deniliquin Associated Agents.
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