The "short week syndrome" seemed to have beneficial effect on the market for ewes and lambs with the prime lamb section lifting and the ewe section fully firm to lifting.
As every week goes by, it is becoming more obvious that the sheep numbers are just not there and with more heading down to the South Island all the time that does not seem likely to change any time soon.
There was an increase in the number of heavy lambs sold at this sale but a sad heavy lamb vendor was nowhere to be found today as they have been receiving works kill sheets that make their eyes water with the penalties for heavy weight lambs.
Four lambs from PM Rowe sold for $128 and many of the nearly 2,300 lambs sold were knocked down just below or just above $120.
Not surprisingly, the lighter lambs sold for the highest cents/kg but the prices paid for the heavy lambs did surprise a little.