Store lambs came from a wide catchment area into the Canterbury Park on Tuesday. Heavy store lambs largely earned $91-$111 with medium pens $73-$88. Close to 90% of the prime lambs sold from $100-$148 while heavy pens made $153-$180. A handful of top ewes stretched to $248-$286 with the remainder of heavy types at $167-$228 and the bulk of the tally $111-$166. On Wednesday a store cattle sale was held. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 398-406kg, earned $2.14-$2.22/kg while second cuts, 253-294kg, traded for $1.94-$1.99/kg. The top heifers made similar money to the steers with traditional lines, 330-380kg, priced at $2.11-$2.16/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park cattle and sheep sale 09.03.21; Store cattle 10.03
Prime Charolais and Speckle Park steers, 555kg and 550kg, made $2.70/kg and $2.75/kg
Prime steers over 500kg mostly earned $2.34/kg to $2.49/kg
Prime heifers, 500-575kg, fetched $2.26-$2.38/kg
R2 Angus steers, 374kg, returned $2.53/kg
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