Prime lambs strengthened to $156-$180 at Lorneville last Tuesday. Medium types earned $138-$154 and light $121-$134. Heavy prime ewes also firmed to $166-$242, medium $124-$142 and light $100-$120. Prime cattle sold on a similar market to the previous sale. Prime steers, 550kg, earned $2.20-$2.25/kg, and better heifers 520kg and above matched their returns. Demand for older store cattle continued though younger cattle were stickier to move. R2 beef-cross steers, 455kg, sold to $2.15/kg, and Hereford-cross, 291kg, $1.89/kg. Weaner Hereford-cross bulls, 219kg, traded to $455, and 183kg Speckle Park steers $445.
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Heavy local trade rams made $80-$90 and medium $58
Store lambs lifted to $115-$130, medium $105-$110 and light $90-$100
Boner cows, 500kg, fetched $1.20-$1.27/kg
R2 Friesian and Friesian-cross steers, 500kg, earned $2.02/kg
R2 Hereford-cross heifers, 296kg, traded at $1.66/kg
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