Store cattle were hard going at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. The best-selling 2-year steers were 413kg Hereford that made $2.75/kg with 466kg at $2.58/kg. Most other steers over 440kg earned $2.31-$2.37/kg which included dairy-beef and exotic. Yearling steers were generally traditional, 182-298kg, that made $2.47-$2.56/kg. Angus and Angus-Hereford heifers, 188-253kg, sold from $2.14/kg to $2.41/kg. A third of the prime hoggets were $150-$177 with the majority $120-$149. The top ewes made $201 with heavy pens $170-$176 and good $140-$169. The store pens were quiet with hoggets $51-$81. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park cattle and sheep 13.10
Prime Hereford steers, 613-680kg, made $2.60-$2.68/kg
Prime heifers over 450kg sold in a tight range of $2.33-$2.44/kg
Two small pens of prime new season lambs made $118 and $125
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