Decent store cattle were popular at Canterbury Park last Wednesday. Pens of R2 Angus steers, 338-394kg, were regularly $2.74-$2.79/kg, while 339-380kg Hereford-Friesian made $2.43-$2.55/kg. Better pens of R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers sat at $2.22-$2.26/kg but lesser dairy-beef pens often made $1.95/kg to $2.14/kg. Mixed-sex Angus & Angus-Hereford weaners fetched $500-$550 followed by some 169kg Hereford-Friesian heifers at $425. Prime heifers were mostly 400-500kg dairy-beef types in the $2.30-$2.39/kg range with the odd traditional pen stretching a little further to $2.42-$2.44/kg. Heavy ewes made $174-$235 while medium to good lines traded at $109-$148. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park cattle and sheep 10.02
Prime Charolais steers, 540-710kg, mainly made $2.60-$2.66/kg
High yielding traditional steers over 520kg fetched $2.50-$2.60/kg
The top prime lambs made $147-$168 with the majority $111-$144
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