Market firms off the back of smaller sheep yarding
THE sheep market has improved off the back of a small yarding at the Warwick Saleyards yesterday.
Warwick Selling Agents yarded 1571 lambs and hoggets, and 572 sheep at the weekly sale.
Top lambs account, GP and JA Cross of Hebel, sold for $164.
In a smaller yarding of both sheep and lambs, the market was firm to a shade dearer for all descriptions.
Market quotations :
Crossbred lambs 46-55kgfrom $128 to $144
Crossbred lambs 42-45kg from $122 to $134.50
Crossbred lambs 36-42kg from $108 to $124
Crossbred lambs 35-40kg from $98 to $111
Crossbred lambs 75kg to $164
Crossbred hoggets 43.3kg to $99 shorn
Trade wethers $10 selling to $108
Light wethers $8 selling to $74
Heavy Xbred ewes $15 selling to $146
Light ewes $15 selling to $88