THERE was a small offering at Hamilton on Wednesday consisting of 1200 lambs and 480 sheep.

Whilst it was the smallest offering this year the yarding was of good quality with fewer tail end lambs being a mixture of shorn and unshorn types.

The sheep offering was mostly crossbred Ewes with most weights and grades covered. Not all processors were fully active and no feeder or store competition was evident. The market was strong to be $5 to $8 per head dearer with the few lighter lambs improving $20p/hd.

Very good trade lambs 18 to 26kg were making between 400c and 480c/kg cwt showing the tops realising a top of $140p/hd. Light 12 to 16kg lambs made from $41 to $50p/hd with trade lambs 18 to 22kg from $71 to $99p/hd. Medium trade lambs 22 to 26kg sold from $95 to $134 with hoggets topping at $72p/hd. Sheep remained firm with heavy crossbred Ewes to $29p/hd with the general run of good to medium mutton to realise between 60 and 100c/kg cwt.

SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS

XB Lambs: A O’Halloran, Port Fairy, $121; F & R Woolley, Coleraine, $102; A O’Halloran, Port Fairy, $97; A O’Halloran, Port Fairy, $83; F & R Woolley, Coleraine, $80; R Nagorcka, Caramut, $77; R & E Mann, Hexham, $71.

XB Suckers: J McCutcheon, Koroit, $87.

NUTRIEN LIVESTOCK

XB Lambs: B Humphries/V O’Connell, Casterton, $126; D & S Rowbottom, St Helens, $105; B Humphries/V O’Connell, Casterton, $99; M Leeson & Hicks, Condah, $95; B Plunkett, Coleraine, $95; A & M Crozier, Hamilton, $91; B Humphries/V O’Connell, Casterton, $82; B Plunkett, Coleraine, $82; D & S Rowbottom, St Helens, $82.

XB Hoggets: MJ Smith, Sandford, $72; MJ Smith, Sandford, $50.

ELDERS

XB Lambs: Boonaroo Pty Ltd, Casterton, $134; J & B Richardson, Branxholme, $62.

XB Suckers: Boonaroo Pty Ltd, Casterton, $125.

L.M.B.  LIVESTOCK

XB Lambs: G Kurtze, Hamilton, $125; P & P Cameron, Dunkeld, $95; P & S Fleming, Winslowe, $92; P & S Fleming, Winslowe, $62.

XB Ewes: Glen Alva, Vic Valley, $27; Glen Alva, Vic Valley, $25.

XB Hoggets: G Kurtze, Hamilton, $70.

LANYONS

XB Lambs: T & A Sinnott, Yambuk, $140; Lynolor P/S, Hensley Park, $82; L Clapham, Vic Point, $82; A & N Mibus, Moutajup, $75.

XB Two-Tooths: Lynolor P/S, Hensley Park, $65.

KERR & CO LIVESTOCK

Lambs: South Mokanger, Cavendish, $118; RG & GD Hill, Vasey, $115; South Mokanger, Cavendish, $96.

Ewes: South Mokanger, Cavendish, $29; South Mokanger, Cavendish, $28.

Merino Ewes: Glenandera Trust, Purdeet, $15.

J.M. ELLIS & CO

XB Lambs: NM, PJ & CM Price, Broadwater, $100; JR & HP Beattie, Hamilton, $100; E Linke, Croxton East, $90; H Monsbourgh, Codrington, $88; NM, PJ & CM Price, Broadwater, $88; JR & HP Beattie, Hamilton, $88; D & R Jaeschke, Wannon, $80; P & F Elsom, Gazette, $80; D & R Jaeschke, Wannon, $70; E Linke, Croxton East, $62; P & F Elsom, Gazette, $51.

XB Ewes: H Monsbourgh, Codrington, $22.