There was strong competition for all classes of sheep at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. Prime ewes reached $300-$319 while a quarter of the tally were other heavy types that made $191-$298. The balance mostly ranged from $110 to $183. Half of the prime lambs were priced from $150 to $197 while the remainder fitted into a tight bracket of $131-$149. Heavy store lambs often earned $120-$139 while lighter pens did vary at $88 to $117. Most prime steers and heifers over 480kg earned $2.32-$2.44/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park cattle and sheep 25.05
Prime Angus steers, 490-535kg, traded at $2.62-$2.72/kg
R2 Limousin-cross steers, 362kg, made $2.51/kg
R2 dairy-beef steers, 264-376kg, achieved $2.16-$2.26/kg
R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford heifers, 292kg, fetched $2.22/kg
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