MONDAY’S lamb numbers increased by more than double that of last Monday, with 34,939 yarded and quality was plain to very good.

Not a lot of weight was penned with the yarding consisting mostly of light lambs to heavy trade weights, with limited heavy exports offered. A full field of buyers present and operating in a dearer market to a week ago. Again, there were a large number of light weight lambs penned that suited processor orders. Store buyers were quiet again this week, lambs back to the paddock gaining $5 per head. Light trade sold to $6 better, medium trade gained $10p/hd. Heavy trade gained more interest and jumped to $25p/hd dearer. Limited numbers of heavy export lambs were offered and sold to a top of $219p/hd and were to $35p/hd stronger in places to a week ago.

Lambs back to the paddock made $15 to $107p/hd. Light lambs to the trade to suit MK orders, sold from $64 to $120p/hd. Trade lambs 18 to 22kg sold from $107 to $150, Lambs 22 to 26kg made from $132 to $190p/hd, with an average range of 550c to 650c/kg with sales reaching to 750c/kg cwt. Export lambs over 26 to 30kg sold from $180 to $219p/hd, with a range of 660c to 760c/kg cwt.

KERR & CO

XB Suckers: S & J Cozens, Hawkesdale, $219; L & S Nelson, Mt Richmond, $211; RW Rodgers, Mooralla, $207; R & J Doherty, Penshurst, $199; Pepper P/Ship, Tahara, $198; RW Rodgers, Mooralla, $197; S & N Rentsch, Penshurst, $190; J & A Goodland, Orford, $190; S & J Cozens, Hawkesdale, $190; T & N Bensch, Croxton, $188; Bell Past, Hawkesdale, $187; B & A Mirtschin, Hawkesdale, $185; B & L Edwards, Hawkesdale, $185; D & J Rentsch, Penshurst, $182; K & L Cameron, Hawkesdale, $181; Willowbrook, Penshurst, $179; A & C Tonissen, Branxholme, $176; G & G Lewis, Cavendish, $168; T & N Bensch, Croxton, $167; S & N Rentsch, Penshurst, $165; B & L Edwards, Hawkesdale, $164; D & A Cameron, Hawkesdale, $159; G & G Lewis, Cavendish, $156; R & J Doherty, $155.

ELDERS

XB Suckers: MP & JL Murphy, Dunrobin, $189; Millard Farms, Byaduk, $170; D Falkenberg, Macarthur, $166; Tooley P/Ship, Wootong Vale, $158; DE, CB & GD Spring, Macarthur, $148; DE, CB & GD Spring, Macarthur, $141; MP & JL Murphy, Dunrobin, $138; DJ & WA Waldron, Gritjurk, $135; Millard Farms, Macarthur, $133; D Falkenberg, Macarthur, $132; Tooley P/Ship, Wootong Vale, $130; DE, CB & GD Spring, Macarthur, $128.

LANYONS

XB Suckers: W & L Grant, Macarthur, $192; P & M Rentsch, Mooralla, $190; Parkside P/Co, Hensley Park, $190; W & L Grant, Macarthur, $186; Gawalla, Mooralla, $180; Parkside P/Co, Hensley Park, $180; J & D Herrmann F/T, Dunkeld, $168; Allambi, Mooralla, $167; W & H Shalders, Willatook, $165; Lonestar P/Ship, Hamilton, $164; L & J Mirtschin & Sons, Byaduk, $163; Fixby, Byaduk, $154; J & D Herrmann F/T, Dunkeld, $150; C & L Dorman, Hamilton, $147.

SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS

XB Suckers: Gordon Branson, Mortlake, $184; H & K Goodman, Digby, $183; Rockwells, Moyston, $180; Paul McCutcheon, Koroit, $177; Jennifer McCutcheon, Koroit, $177; Gordon Branson, Mortlake, $175; H & K Goodman, Digby, $160; Murraybrook Farm, Kirkstall, $156; LT O’Shannessy, Tyrendarra, $154; H & K Goodman, Digby, $145; G Kelly, Casterton, $145; Pineview, Branxholme, $145; Derek Brown, Coleraine, $142; Brad Nagorcka, Hawkesdale, $140.

NUTRIEN

XB Suckers: Karingal, Sandford, $176; T & W Jewell, Milltown, $170; CN & K Jarrad, Casterton, $169; Glynbrae P/Co, Penshurst, $163; T & W Jewell, Milltown, $155; Misfud Family Trust, Portland, $155; D & C Holmes, Grassdale, $150; Karingal, Sandford, $149; CN & K Jarrad, Casterton, $147; P Burgess, Digby, $146; Terka North, Kirkstall, $142; Glynbrae P/Co, Penshurst, $138; R Morris, Digby, $125; Grassdale Pastoral, Grassdale, $124; T & W Jewell, Milltown, $120.

XB Old Lambs: W & T Edwards, Port Fairy, $118; W & T Edwards, Port Fairy, $95.

JM ELLIS

XB Suckers: T & A Lewis, Melville Forest, $199; Hillcrest, Buckley Swamp, $193; C Taylor, Bulart, $192; L Payne, Victoria Point, $192; A & K Nagorcka, Yatchaw, $189; Hurley P/Ship, Karabeal, $187; T & D Thomas, Tarrington, $179; S & C Crawford, Hensley Park, $171; D & R Jaeschke, Wannon, $168; S Jaeschke, Wannon, $168; Cam Pastoral, Penshurst, $163

LMB LIVESTOCK

XB Suckers: Brad Mayfield, Bulart, $201; AJ Quinn, Bulart, $190; C Quinn & A Walsh, Bulart, $190; B Mayfield, Bulart, $178; J Sparrow, Byaduk, $167; N Howell, Dunkeld, $157; S Burger, Macarthur, $156; AJ Quinn, Bulart, $155; C Quinn & A Walsh, Bulart, $155; DF, NJ & D Stuchberry, Drumborg, $147; DCF, Strathkellar, $147; DJ & AK Ralston, Hensley Park, $143; N Miller, Moutajup, $143.