A total of 1,904 lambs and sheep were penned in today’s prime lamb and sheep sale. The usual buying group attended to a strong yarding of quality new season suckers, heavy export lambs and well conditioned sheep. Well covered new season cross-bred Suckers sold between $240-$200. Dorper Suckers fetched between $220-$146. Forward store conditioned suckers ranged for $171-$210. The heavy to medium cross-bred trade lambs
fetched between $222-$175. Cross-bred hoggets topped off at $132, Merino, light condition hoggets hit $70 and Dorper & Aussie White hoggets fetched $70-$120.
On the Mutton front, heavy cross-bred ewes ranged from $90-$136. First cross ewes from $90-$125. Merino ewes fetched between $57-$93. Heavy Dorper ewes made $130-$95 with medium, light covered ewes making between $71-$90. All old Merino, Dorper & cross-bred rams ranged between $10-$30, Younger Dorper Rams fetched from $40-$100.
Market Analysis composed by Hannah Dunn, Newberry te Velde Carige Agencies.
