Hamilton moves to split sales

By Leann Dax
November 26 2015 - 7:11pm
SOLD: Peter Dargan from Rodwells Wangaratta pictured with Trevor Bennett from "Hillview", Everton Upper, who sold Merino ewes to $86 at Corowa sale this week.
SOLD: Peter Dargan from Rodwells Wangaratta pictured with Trevor Bennett from "Hillview", Everton Upper, who sold Merino ewes to $86 at Corowa sale this week.

Hamilton lamb numbers surged last week and the trend is expected to continue this week, with reports agents have split lamb sales to Mondays and Wednesdays. The lift in lamb numbers to 54,310 caused some price variations but generally the market gained momentum over trade and heavy export categories. The majority of medium and heavy trade lambs according to the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) gained $6-$12 fetching $120-$144 to average 532c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs were a highlight of the sale with rates jumping $10-$13 to record a top price of $166 to average 522c/kg.

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