Ewe throughput more than doubled at Stortford Lodge last Monday, but good buyer interest meant there was solid competition throughout.
Some colossal ewes were presented and fetched $239-$241. The balance held with heavy ewes at $190-$196, very good, $172-$183, and light-medium to medium $122-$155.
Top mixed-sex hoggets pushed to $241.50, while heavy types returned $150-$190.
A smaller cattle yarding included a good portion of dairy and dairy-beef, and with a good buying bench in place all traded at steady to firm levels. Traditional steers, 720kg, held at $3.30/kg, as did beef-dairy, 467-691kg, $3.10-$3.24/kg.
Traditional heifers, 487-512kg, held at $3.18-$3.23/kg. Boner heifers, 415-463kg, earned $2.95-$3.00/kg. Traditional bulls, 485-527kg, fetched $3.20-$3.24/kg.
Angus cows, 595-611kg, lifted to $2.74/kg, whilst boner cows, 454-535kg, held at $2.15-$2.24/kg.
