The store sheep tally at Canterbury Park last Tuesday was bolstered by consignments from North Canterbury, Kaikoura and Marlborough. The market gained ground as cropping farmers entered the fray, with heavy lines $104-$119 and medium $75-$100. Most prime lambs sold for $110-$159 and medium-good to good ewes, $115-$152.
In the cattle section, Hereford-Friesian steers, 520-640kg, eased 10c/kg to $2.45/kg. The top Hereford heifers, 495kg, made $2.50/kg, while most others dairy-beef types, 500-635kg, dropped 16c/kg to $2.30-$2.40/kg.
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Prime Charolais-Hereford steers, 593kg, fetched $2.63/kg
Prime Hereford steers , 653kg, earned $2.45/kg
Prime Charolais bulls, 680-720kg, sold for $2.51-$2.53/kg
Heavy prime lambs reached $177-$192
Prime ewe prices were steady with very-heavy to heavy types at $170-$220
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