The total yarding was 5694 head, which made a combined $1,145,221 for a sale average of $202.73.
Selling agents led with shorn lambs, which were mostly handy types under 30kg carcass weight (cwt), while the remaining unshorn crossbred lambs are now displaying dryness and some seed in pelts.
There was a high percentage of Dorper lambs in the yarding.
The market was softer, with falls of $10 to $20/head evident.
In carcass price terms, the sale matched recent levels at a ballpark 1000c to 1100c/kg for the majority of trade to heavy processing lambs.
There were still some strong sales of small lambs to the paddock.
Unshorn lambs sold to $320, and shorn lambs to $310, with a line of extra heavy hoggetts up at similar dollar money at $317/head.
These were the only sales over $300/head, with the majority of the trade lambs weighing from 22kg to about 27kg cwt dressed selling from $230 to $295/head.
The average cost to processors for trade lambs was trending between 1040c to 1070c/kg cwt.
The light lambs were mixed for breed quality and type, and varied from $86 to $154 for the smallest lambs and $160 to $212 for those showing more growth and frame.
The sheep market remained solid on a yarding which didn’t have the same weight and condition of recent sales.
A pen of big meat ewes sold to $280, with most other heavy sheep from $220 to $246/head.
Trade sheep made from $160 to $210, while light sheep varied from $105 to $150/head on very mixed quality.
Mutton continued to track over 700c/kg cwt, with some light sheep estimated either side of 800c/kg cwt.
Top sales:
Lambs - J Robinson, $320; G&L Jackson, $320; Duncan Cattanach, $310.
Sheep - J Robinson, $280; Duncan Cattanach, $280; SG Gannon, $280; Clarke Honey, $260.
~ Details provided 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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