The stand-out pen offered by Ganmain brothers Peter and Paul Carroll of “Olive Park”,  made a whopping $239.60 which was $5.40 a head more than the top price reached last week. 

Escalating prices for livestock are being recorded at all major saleyards throughout Australia yet the Wagga centre has smashed two price milestones this week.

It started when heifers made an all time auction record of $2172 at  Wagga on Monday. 

And the lamb sale on Thursday cemented the centre’s reputation and the Riverina as a major price setter for livestock. 

“We just can’t put this into words … we are extremely happy with the result, it has to be our best sale in more than 40 years,” said Peter Carroll. 

The Carroll brothers sold the extra heavy second cross Poll Dorset lambs through Elders for $239.60.

“It has just been a tremendous sale,” Mr Carroll said. 

The price was far from an isolated result. Earlier in the sale Berridale vendors Jodie Dobbie and Doug Constance of “Werralong”, sold extra heavy lambs for $228. 

The lambs were also second cross Poll Dorsets and Mr Constance said he was extremely pleased with the result. 

Meanwhile, a standout pen of Merino wethers commanded what is also being described as a seasonal high of $182.20.

The wethers from Lockhart were estimated to weigh 26 kilograms with a skin value of $22 and were secured by Junee abattoir. 

Landmark livestock agent, Peter Ryan of Lockhart said the market was extremely strong. He said the returns for the Merinos were exceptional considering they had already cut about $40 worth of wool. 

James Tierney of Riverina Livestock Agents (RLA) was at the rail the previous week when extra heavy lambs commanded the top money of $234.20. 

Vendors sold 39,000 lambs and 9000 sheep at the Wagga market.