Sheep and lamb report: $311.50 top

It had been two weeks since the previous sheep and lamb sale which resulted in boosted numbers.
The quality of the yarding overall was good. There was 25,700 lambs penned.
Prices were mostly cheaper to firm across the board.
Lambs sold up to $311.50/hd for heavy weight crossbred lambs. Merino lambs finished dearer, selling to a top of $226/hd.
Hoggets sold to $230/hd.

Most grades of mutton finished form.
Ewes sold from $50 to $236/hd for crossbreds and $221 for Merinos. Wethers sold to $190/hd.

This pen of lambs sold for the sale top price of $311.50/hd by Christie and Hood, on behalf of vendors Yarran Holdings, Armatree.

Agents’ top quotes: 17/06/19