An oversupply of store cattle affected prices at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. Most of the two-year steers were 395-480kg Hereford-Friesian that made $2.52-$2.64/kg, while the best heifers of this breed, 408kg, managed $2.33/kg. Yearlings were hard going with most not able to achieve $2/kg.
Close to a quarter of the prime steers were high yielding traditional lines, 550-635kg, that sold for $2.89-$3.00/kg. Hereford-Friesian were the most numerous of the heifers and 495-610kg traded for $2.65-$2.75/kg.
Store lambs mostly earned $106-$144, while prime lambs made $130-$190 with medium pens most sought after. Prime ewes earned $90-$185. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park cattle and sheep 15.09
Two-year Angus steers, 435-474kg, managed $2.85-$2.93/kg
Two-year Hereford steers, 409-476kg, made $2.83-$2.93/kg
Prime Charolais and Charolais-Hereford steers, 585kg-608kg, fetched $3.05-$3.15/kg
Prime Hereford heifers, 458-520kg, earned $2.75-$2.80/kg
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