According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service trade weight new sesaon lambs dropped $10 to sell from $146 to $166/head.

Heavy and extra heavy weights received from $175 to $192/head.

Old lambs were $5 to $8/head cheaper.

Light lambs sold from $127 to $136/head.

Trade weight lambs received from $142 to $175, with the heavy weights selling from $174 to $210/head.

Carcase prices averaged 703c to 741c/kg.

Mutton numbers were made up of mostly Merinos and quality was mixed with both better finished and plainer mutton penned.

Prices dropped $5 to $10, with Merino ewes selling from $100 to $169/head.

Dorper ewes sold from $90 to $130 and crossbred ewes received from $100 to $138/head.