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Lorneville sale September 27

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A medium yarding of prime cattle sold on a strong market at Lorneville on Tuesday, while most classes of store cattle also met strong demand.
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Good prime steers, 450-620kg, fetched $2.70-2.88/kg. Good dairy prime heifers, 400-450kg, sold for $2.25-$2.50/kg, medium, 360-400kg, $1.90-$2.20/kg.

Good cows, 500kg-plus, returned $1.80-$1.90/kg, medium, 420kg, $1.50-$1.70/kg. Light cows, 360-400kg, fetched $0.90 – $1.40/kg.

In the store section, good R2 Murray Grey-cross steers, 408-439kg, traded at $1120-$1265. Good R2 Angus-Hereford heifers, 409kg, made $1150, medium Angus-cross heifers, 381-432kg, $960-$1120.

Good yearling Angus-cross steers, 348kg, earned $1145, medium Hereford-cross, 214-233kg, $700-$720. Medium yearling Hereford-cross heifers, 244kg, sold at $830.

A large yarding of bobby calves was offered. Quality made good prices while average types were harder to sell. Top Friesian bulls calve earned $80, average $60. Top Hereford-cross bulls made $180, average Herefords $100. Top Angus-cross bulls fetched $140. Top Hereford-cross heifer calves sold for $100, average Hereford and Angus-cross $80.

There was a small offering of prime sheep and prime lambs met solid demand. Heavy lambs returned $114-$119, medium $103-$110, light $91-$100. Good two-tooths earned $76-$85.

Heavy ewes made $85-$100, medium $70-$81, light $50-$67.

Top store lambs fetched $80-$90, medium $70-$75, light $60-$65. Quality ewes with lambs at foot sold very well at $65-$73 all-counted.  

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