Feilding prime cattle and sheep; feeder calves 6.04

It was a small sale at Feilding last Tuesday following the long weekend. Friesian cows made up most of the cattle section and aside from one 690kg cow that sold for $1.73/kg the rest were of lower quality and made $1.40-$1.50/kg. Despite volume being close to half of the previous week, there were significantly more very heavy lambs present and these made $170-$179. Medium-good pens earned $136-$149. The top price amongst the prime ewes was $175 and most of the yarding traded at $127-$142. Feeder calf volume grew to 260 head and medium bulls sold for $140-$165. Hereford-Friesian heifers varied from $80 up to $180. Read more in your LivestockEye,