Following a week off volume at the Matawhero sheep sale last Friday did increase, though store hoggets were noted for their absence. The void was filled by small lines of prime hoggets which equated to 112 head, and for the most part what the sale lacked in volume it made up for in size. Four mixed sex hoggets achieved $292, a national record for prime hoggets, while a good number also traded at $180-$220.The lighter prime ewes sold for $165-$175.
Matawhero sheep sale 11.10
One pen of 19 hoggets with 19 lambs-at-foot made $100 all counted
Top prime ewes made $230, and second cuts, $182-$196
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