A little more than 700 store cattle were sold at Feilding. Almost two-thirds of the tallies were steers. Traditional 2-year steers averaged $2.90/kg at 520kg whereas traditional yearlings averaged $2.95/kg at 415kg. The few dairy-beef yearling steers, 330-440kg, were $2.45-$2.55/kg. Some Hereford-Friesian and Simmental-Friesian bulls, 360-390kg, made $2.55-$2.60/kg. Basically all yearling heifers made $2.50-$2.65/kg unless overly light.
Almost 8500 store lambs sold to flatter interest. For male and mixed-sex lambs, heavies sold for $110-$120, followed by good lines at $100-$110 and mediums at $80-$95. Standard light lines were $65-$75 and tail-enders either side of $50. A few pens of woolly ewe lambs were $80-$90 for medium-to-good lines and $55-$60 for lights. A few lines of 4-year and older ewes sold for $20-$30 less than was paid at the ewe fair – most were good types at $145-$151.50. Read more in your livestock eye.
