Monday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale was a reasonably quick sale with a big drop in ewe numbers and also a big drop in heifer and cull cow entries.
Little change in lamb entries gave the main buyers plenty to work with, however, although next week's works closure for Anzac Day on Tuesday is looking likely to lead to a cancellation of the Monday prime sheep sale, as the main buyers are unable to shift their stock purchases as quickly as wished.
Prime lamb sale prices lifted from the start of the sale and cents/kg prices again reached a new seasonal high.
Quite a proportion of the lamb yarding was "slabby" and could have taken more finishing in spite of being heavy enough already.
The money was so good this would not have concerned the vendors but anyone trading would be well advised to properly finish their lambs as they are expensive to replace.