The weather and the Easter break saw the numbers at McDougall and Sons market plummet to 535 head from the previous week’s 2677 head.
The yarding was quite a mixture with nearly half the yarding falling into the mutton categories.
The lamb side of things was also spread far and wide, with some lambs as light as 15kg up to 58kg.
The market for the better finished trade and export types were firm with the local buyers looking to fill orders.
The light weight sales were up and down with the variation due to finish and type.
The mutton market was up and down with the heavier end with finish firmer, and the lighter ewes and wethers cheaper.
Lambs topped at $187 to av $100.56($2 down), Hoggets topped at $87 to av $56.47 ($24 down ), Ewes topped at $54 to av $25.11 ($20 down), Wethers topped at $75 to av $67.71 ($11 up), Rams topped at $64 to av $32.06 ($38 down), Lamb rams topped at $100 to av $76.62 ($1 up ). The sale yarding averaged $72.39 a drop of $20/head week on week.
Rory & Kathy Frost sold Dorper lambs 45.3kg to Leslie Lamb for $158, 44.5kg to Leslie Lamb for $150, 70kg hoggets to Eversons for $80, ewes to Eversons for $40
John & Regina Henry sold Dorper lambs 47kg to Tonys Supa Meats & Leslie Lamb for $161
Cooinda P/S sold Dorper x lams 44kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $120, hoggets 45.6kg to Eversons for $70, ewes to Eversons for $54
Learoyd Family sold Dorper x lambs 26.6kg and 25.6kg to restockers for $37. and $33, 18kg to restockers for $28
Leon & Sharon Willis sold Dorper lambs 41.3kg to Leslie Lamb for $108, 41.3kg ram lambs to Take IT Easy Meats for $90
Steve & Helen Howard sold Dorper ram lambs 63.3kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $100, 43kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $93
Mc Nulty Bros sold Dorper lambs 42kg to Leslie Lamb for $120, 43.5kg hoggets to Eversons for $87, 41kg 4tooth wethers to Eversons for $75, 60kg wethers to Eversons for $61, 70kg wethers to Eversons for $66, 57kg hogget Rams to Take IT Easy Meats for $86, Rams to restockers for $64, Rams to Whites Trading for $30
