It was a quiet day in the sheep pens at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. The prime lamb yarding was small and very heavy lambs sold for $199-$203. Heavy types earned $176-$193 and the remainder mostly made $138-$175. Ewes were largely good types that earned $125-$169.
Traditional steers, 535-690kg, generally made $2.90-$3.02/kg. Dairy-beef types over 500kg were most often priced at $2.65/kg to $2.88/kg. Buyers had strict budgets through the heifer pens and those over 500kg were mostly restricted to a range of $2.64-$2.75/kg regardless of breed. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park prime cattle and all sheep 22.09
Prime Charolais and Charolais-cross steers, 470-680kg, fetched $2.95-$3.03/kg
Store lambs mostly sold from $92-$129
Large store ewe lambs earned $130-$145
Four prime ewes made $260, with a handful of male sheep $200-$211
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