Several particularly heavy pens of ewes achieved $340-$348 at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. Plenty of other very heavy pens earned $201-$294 with heavy types at $184-$195. Good pens were centred around $150-$169, while one pair of very heavy wethers earned $258. Buyers spent up to $230 for the heaviest pen of lambs followed by half of the yarding at $200-$226. Very good and heavy pens managed $170-$198 and few sold for less than $150. A level of $140-$159 covered most of the store lambs.
Canterbury Park prime cattle and all sheep 13.07
Prime high yeilding steers and heifers fetched and $2.99/kg to $3.10/kg
Dairy-beef steers and heifers, 450-550kg, were predominantly $2.76-$2.86/kg
One pen of heavy store ewe lambs with breeding potential earned $200
Angus cows, 633kg, traded at $2.30/kg
Other beef cows over 500kg typically returned $2.01/kg to $2.18/kg
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