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Temuka sale July 25

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Store lambs from the Chatham Islands made their first appearance at Temuka on Monday, and made up a large portion of the section.
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The heavier lambs from the Chatham Islands bumped up the average weight of the yarding, with few lambs of this size seen in the store pens, though they lacked condition after their long trip. Ewe lambs were medium to heavy and sold for $93-$94, with similar weighted male lambs earning $90-$108. Mixed-sex lines were mainly medium and sold for $80-$90, with heavier lines at $88-$94. A consignment of full wool Merinos from Southland were also offered and sold right up with the meat breed lambs at $89-$92.

Prime lamb numbers dropped dramatically with half the offering of the previous week. Prices were firm with very heavy types earning $120-$129, while most went under the hammer for $100-$119.

Prime ewe numbers also dropped, and prices were steady at $50-$70 for light to medium types. Heavy types eased a fraction with most making $80-$96. A very small offering of breeding ewes was mixed quality with the better scanned-in-lamb lines earning $100-$120, while six ewes with 11 lambs at foot sold for $44.

A lift in local trade schedules and increased domestic demand resulted in a lift in heifer prices. High-yielding and local trade heifers were mostly trading at more than $2.90/kg, with Hereford, Hereford-cross and Simmental making $2.89-$2.94/kg. Cow numbers were similar to the previous week and again most were Friesian and Friesian-cross. Friesian prices were firm, with heavier lines averaging $1.88-$1.91/kg, and Friesian-cross $1.75-$1.84/kg. A small offering of higher-yielding beef cows sold for $2.00-$2.01/kg.

Bulls did not have the weight and yield of the previous week. Angus traded at $2.52-$2.60/kg, while a very small offering of steers mainly sold for $2.86-$2.98/kg.

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