LAMBS sold at dearer rates at Ouyen Livestock Exchange, Vic, on Thursday.
Heavy lambs were $10 to $15 dearer, while trade lambs firm to $15 dearer than the previous sale.
New season export lambs sold from $200 to $240, or $6.80 a kilogram to $7.80/kg; trade lambs were $150-$215 ($7.40-$8.30/kg); store/light types made $120-$154.
J&R&J Morrish, Tiega, sold 105 crossbred suckers at $240, while M Pohlner, Kiamal, sold 72 at $231.
M Lynch, Kiamal, sold 21 crossbred suckers at $230; KJ&TF Ryan, Winnambool, sold 77 at $228; as did G Pickering, Kulwin, with 60 at $228.
HJ&PD Ferguson, Walpeup, sold 89 crossbred lambs at $226, while L&R Stone, Torrita, sold 122 at $224.
Overall, 11,342 lambs and 3309 mutton were offered, totalling 14,651.
Old export lambs sold from $170-$248, or $6.60-$7/kg.
JR&EL Croft, Morkalla, sold 21 old crossbred lambs at $248, while Anne Maree Pippin, Morkalla, sold 49 at $242.
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Brown Ag, Underbool, sold 59 old crossbred lambs at $226; G&P Burns, Tempy, sold 46 at $226; as did Marshall Partners, Ouyen, with 35 at $226.
Merino lambs sold from $170-$197, with Aston Props, Pooncarie, selling the tops - 67 at $197, while P Farnsworth, Underbool, sold 26 at $190.
Heavy mutton was firm to $15 dearer - $143-$180 ($4-$4.80kg) - while lighter mutton was firm to $10 dearer from $52-$140 ($4.60-$5.20/kg).
C&J Boughen, Sandalwood, sold 75 mutton at $180, while Lyndon Park Pastoral, Boinka, sold 142 at $176.
P&P Wisneske, Underbool, sold 64 mutton at $174, while Erhardt Partners, Galah, sold 220 at $165.
Dorper lambs were also offered, with J&J Pastoral, Broken Hill, selling 44 at $219 and MGN Gibbins, Galah, selling 34 at $206.
The next scheduled sale will be on September 29.
