Lamb consignments at Wagga were back 36% week-on-week, to 18,000 head, due to heavy rain in the supply region. Quality was very good overall, with more than half of the yarding consisting of new season lambs.
Sheep throughput declined 11%, to 7,000 head, and it was a much plainer quality yarding, with a fair percentage of lighter weights penned.
New season light weight 3 score lambs averaged 605¢/kg cwt
New season trade weight 3 score lambs jumped 67¢ and averaged 652¢/kg cwt
New season heavy weight 3 score lambs were up 48¢ on 646¢/kg cwt
New season extra heavy weight 4 score lambs gained 36¢ on 617¢/kg cwt
Old season light weight 3 score lambs lifted 57¢ on 579¢/kg cwt
Old season trade weight 3 score Merino lambs increased 53¢ on 568¢/kg cwt
Old season heavy weight 3 score lambs climbed 50¢ on 621¢/kg cwt
Old season extra heavy weight 4 score lambs were 19¢ dearer and averaged 595¢/kg cwt
Medium weight 3 score Merino ewes lifted 31¢ on 397¢/kg cwt
At the close of Thursday’s markets:
The eastern states restocker lamb indicator was up 2¢ on 573¢/kg cwt
Merino lambs were 16¢ higher on 523¢/kg cwt
Light lambs gained 14¢ on 545¢/kg cwt
Trade lambs climbed 14¢ on 594¢/kg cwt
Heavy lambs increased 9¢ on 596¢/kg cwt
The mutton indicator was 4¢ dearer and finished on 380¢/kg cwt
Note: All yardings and prices referenced are from MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) reported saleyards.