Sheep supply remained scarce but it was a buoyant lamb market with all the main processors active including the lead domestic orders.
Prices trended dearer than a fortnight ago, in-line with the recent lift in the market from the weekend rain.
Total sales amounted to $2,623,914, for an average price of $269.97.
The quality of young lambs remained very good, however signs of the drying season were apparent on some lots, with not quite the finish and presentation of the previous sale.
The heaviest new season lambs sold to $348, although only a handful of pens had enough weight to sell above $330/head.
The bulk of the yarding was trade to heavy trades, and these found strong support at around $280 to $320/head, trending from an estimated 1120c to more than 1200c/kg.
Lighter trade lambs or feeder types and stores mostly sold from $210 to $237/head.
In the old season lambs, a neat pen of extra heavy shorn crossbreds sold for $400.
This reflected the strong interest in lambs with weight at the moment.
Heavy weight in the limited sheep run was also well supported, and a pen of super sized crossbred ewes sold to $370/head.
It would be record price territory for the Deniliquin saleyards.
Mutton was dearer in a very strong sale.
Top sales:
Suckers - Wolngi, $348; Michael Pisasale, $346; LG Park, $340.
Old lambs - James & Thomas Nevinson, $400; JN & JA Bradford, $390.
Sheep - KL Bauch, $370.20; Booroola Partnership, $370.20; James & Thomas Nevinson, $370.
~ Details supplied by Meat Livestock Australia market reporter Jenny Kelly and Deniliquin Saleyards manager Greg White on behalf of the Deniliquin Associated Agents.
21°C