At a Tuesday edition of the Feilding prime sale ewes outnumbered the lambs and hoggets. Heavy and very good ewes made $164-$194 while good types were $123-$160. Most hoggets were medium-good at $135-$153. A small yarding of dairy heifers came forward but many had horns. Half were 452kg Friesian that made $1.82/kg and the remainder were 390-408kg Friesian-cross or Jersey-cross that earned $1.60-$1.65/kg. Some 420kg Friesian-cross cows fetched $1.72/kg. Just 20 calves were entered for the final calf sale of the season and good Hereford-Friesian bulls made $120-$160. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Feilding prime cattle and sheep 27.10
Angus-Friesian bulls, 720-735kg, fetched $2.60-$2.61/kg
Very heavy hoggets made $179, while heavy lines returned $158-$172
The only new season lambs in the main pens made $128
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