Strong prices received at Mt Pleasant

The top pen of 32 lambs was sold by Vintage Vignerons, Angaston, while DM&SM Schirmer, Cambrai, sold three crossbred lambs at $200.

Also making $200 was a charity pen of 10 lambs offered by brothers Damian and Brenton Jacobs, Coonalpyn, who were donating the money to the children's charity Variety Australia.

MJ Dunn, Brinkley, sold 13 crossbred lambs at $196, while GB&WR Schenke, Murray Bridge, sold 11 at $190, as did RM&TE Hein, Burdett, with 23 at $190.

David Clarke, Kepa, sold 53 crossbred lambs at $185, and another 24 at $180.

Nutrien Fawcett Livestock's Colin Fawcett said the sale was "pretty solid throughout", certainly on the store lambs.

"There was plenty of lamb feedlotters operating, plus graziers and the usual trade and butchers," he said.

Hoggets sold to $150 for five from KR&ML Thiele, Pompoota, while LK Smith, Concordia, sold 10 at $144.

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Not a lot of wethers were on offer, with the top price of $130 going to eight from F Zaltron, Magill.

Ewes sold to $160 for seven from D Bennett & Gaetan, Uraidla, while KR&ML Thiele sold 30 at $150.

Rams sold to $150 for one from Phil Dabinett, Mannum, who sold another five at $144.

Only 62 head were offered in the cattle section.

Steers sold to $2380 for one Murray Grey from TA Todd, Williamstown, who also sold a second at $1960, a heifer at $1780, another at $1580 and a cow at $2000, plus another at $1720,

JM&DG Chambers, Birdwood, sold two Murray Grey steers at $2200, one at $1980, and another at $1880.

Bellaratta Pastoral, Springton, also sold a handful of Limousin-Hereford steers, with two making $1880, one at $1860, two at $1820 and one at $1800.

D&M&C Schultz, Cambrai, sold one Limousin heifer at $1680, another at $1620, and one Santa Gertrudis heifer at $1400.

Cows topped at $2180 for a Santa Gertrudis from C Bond & LA Riemelmoser, Walker Flat.