Extra heavy lambs take top dollar at Wagga

The top end of the lambs were the standout lifting up to $10 to $12, said Elders Wagga Wagga territory sales manager Joe Wilks.

The lamb job was $8 to $10 dearer overall with store lambs hard to secure, Mr Wilks said.

"There was a total market lift. Extra heavy lambs were much dearer and likewise with the mutton market," he said.

"Elders Finley were trying to buy store lambs which we hadn't seen for a few weeks and a few other store men were trying to buy - they did successfully get a few but probably a few dollars up on what they were thinking."

The Foley's topped the market with their 110, March 2014-drop, first-cross wether lambs finding $170.60.

They sold suckers in spring and shore the remainder in October.

An inch of rain in the first week of December freshened them up with the ewe lamb portion still to be sold.

"If they're good enough we like to sell them as suckers but we will sell the rest from now through to March," Tim said.

"This lot have been fed barley in feeders and had been grazed on stubbles and lucerne."

Light trade lambs made 600 cents per kilogram carcass weight, medium and heavy trade lambs averaged 560c/kg to 570c/kg cwt and extra heavy lambs averaged 548c/kg cwt, according to the National Livestock Reporting Service.

The last Wagga sheep sale for the year will be held today.

The market will resume on January 8.