Two-thirds of the steers at Canterbury Park last Tuesday were well-finished and over 560kg. A level of $2.57-$2.62/kg covered the top cut while dairy-beef types sold for $2.45-$2.55/kg. Traditional and Charolais heifers over 500kg often made $2.30/kg to $2.42/kg. Dairy-beef types over 500kg reached $2.42/kg, but lesser pens such as 420-495kg Hereford-Friesian traded from $2.15/kg to $2.29/kg. Store lambs chiefly returned $75-$104 and prime lambs generally $95-$185. Ewes fetched up to $250 with the lion’s share $118-$179. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park prime cattle and all sheep 16.02
Charolais-cross steers, 665-725kg, earned $2.62/kg
Murray Grey and Charolais bulls, 568-697kg, reached $2.55-$2.65/kg
Charolais heifers, 478-490kg, pushed to $2.53-$2.58/kg
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