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DEMAND for lambs has weakened at factories this week.

The trade opened on Monday with base prices ranging from 350 to 340 cents/kg (125p to 121p/lb) at a minority of factories where buyers are anxious for lambs. Interest remained low Tuesday, with only a slight improvement in prices, to a range of 350 to 344 cents/kg (125p to 123p/lb).

Trade varied at the marts, where prices for butchers lambs were generally steady, but the factory lots came under pressure at some locations.