More than 90% of the 1000 store lambs offered sold for $80-$98, as buyers took advantage to buy very forward types. A small lighter end earned $64-$79.
There was little to distinguish the store lambs from the third cuts of the prime lambs, which made $90-$99, while medium to good lines sold for $100-$133.
Prime ewe numbers dropped back slightly and will continue to do so as lambing gets underway. Prices were steady with two-tooths making $60-$92, heavy mixed-age ewes $80-$99, lighter lines $70-$79.
A number of small lines of in-lamb breeding ewes sold to strong demand, Two-tooths returned $132, two lines of mixed-age $126.
The smallest yarding of cattle for 2016 was offered with just 32 primes and nine store cattle. Buyers were competitive, with high-yielding steers earning $3.09/kg, a heavier line $2.94/kg.
Heifer numbers were slightly better and the top lines, 466-650kg, fetched $2.68-$2.77/kg, better dairy heifers $2.30-$2.40/kg, lesser types $1.70-$1.80/kg.
The only line of significance in the store pens was seven mixed-sex Friesian calves, 69kg, which returned for $120.
