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Lorneville sale July 5

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Mainly cows made up a small prime cattle yarding at Lorneville on Tuesday and sold on a firm market. Good 450kg-plus beef-cross steers earned $2.60-$2.70/kg.
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Beef-cross heifers, 400-450kg, made $2.50-$2.65/kg while medium dairy heifers, 400-440kg, sold for $2-$2.20/kg.

Lighter dairy heifers, 350-400kg, returned $1.70-$1.90/kg.

Good cows, 450-500kg, sold for $1.80/kg. Medium cows, 390-440kg, $1.75-$1.85/kg and light, 330-390kg, $1.42-$1.60/kg.

A small yarding of store cattle met good demand. R2 Charolais-cross steers, 435kg, earned $1400.

Medium beef-cross R1 steers, 240kg, sold for $800. R1 beef-cross heifers, 195kg, managed $530.

A large yarding of prime sheep sold on a firm market. Heavy lambs sold for $115-$127, medium $91-$112, light $80-$90.

Good-quality two-tooths earned $72-$84, medium $57-$64 and light $41-$56.

Heavy mixed-age ewes sold for $86-$106, medium $67-$85, light $42-$66.

Lesser ewes made $20-$30 and local trade rams, $45-$50.

Store lambs sold on a very strong market. Top lambs traded at $85-$93, medium $75-$85, light $65-$75 and tail-end $50-$60.

Medium-good Border Leicester-cross breeding ewes made $117. 

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