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Lorneville sale May 17

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A large yarding of prime cattle met good demand at Lorneville on Tuesday, while a big yarding of store cattle sold to firm demand across the board.
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Prime beef-cross steers, 450-600kg, sold for $2.46-$2.60/kg, good beef-cross heifers, 450-500kg, $2.48-$2.55/kg. Medium dairy heifers, 370-420kg, earned $1.60-$2.10/kg.

Dairy cows, 450kg-plus, made $1.46-$1.52/kg, medium dairy cows, 380-450kg, $1.40-$1.45/kg.

In the store section, good R2 beef steers, 560kg, fetched $1500, 450-500kg $1240-$1320. Medium R2 beef-cross heifers, 350kg, sold up to $875.

Medium Hereford R1 steers and heifers, 150kg, returned $500. Good Friesian R1 bulls, 220kg, achieved $640.

In the sheep pens, heavy prime lambs sold for $90-$101, medium $83-$89, light $71-$76. Good two-tooths fetched $75

Heavy prime ewes earned $81-$94, medium $58-77, light $41-44, lesser ewes $15-$20. Heavy rams made $56-$59, medium $42.

Top store lambs returned $67-$74, medium $60-$65, light $50-$55, tail-end lambs $40.

A line of Romney-Texel 2-shear ewes traded at $125.

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