A big yarding approaching 5000 lambs was taken without the buyers at yesterday's Feilding Prime Sale missing a beat.
Even some pens of very heavy lambs were sold to competitive bidding with the lambs being way too heavy for meat company requirements amid signs that some companies are becoming more flexible with their weight range parameters. The obvious reason for that is the companies are not getting overwhelmed with plant bookings.
The top prices yesterday were $142 for 18 lambs from W Southee and $137 for 12 blackface lambs from C McFadzean, but the highest cents/kg was paid for lambs around the $110-$120 levels.
If there was any sign of weakness in this market, it was for the store and forward store lambs that could not match the recent highs or even the levels of last Friday's store sale. Store lambs have been relatively expensive, however.
The ewe market carried on its merry way. Sale prices have been firming every week and seemed to lift another few dollars yesterday.