Buyers showed plenty of interest in prime lambs at Feilding last Monday. Heavy lines sold in the tight range of $130-$150 while medium-good were $92-$126. Heavy ewes fetched $166-$181 while the remainder were mostly $139-$161 with lighter types $81-$110. The first Autumn calf sale of the season was a presented. A total of 49 were offered and older calves made a significant margin over the four-day old calves. Older beef-cross made $120-$160 with Friesian bulls $110-$125. Younger calves sold for $50-$80. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Feilding prime cattle and sheep 15.03
Hereford-Friesian cows, 576kg, earned $2.06/kg
Charolais-cross cows, 620kg, fetched $1.87/kg
Friesian cows, 499-562kg, mostly made $1.45-$1.55/kg
Very heavy lambs reached $151.50-$166 and one exceptional pen, $192
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