Traditional cattle drew in buyers at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, though tallies were moderate at 375. R3 Angus-Hereford steers, 468-488kg, returned $3.15-$3.21/kg while beef-dairy traded from $2.64/kg to $2.83/kg. R2 Hereford-Devon steers, 495-543kg, sold well at $3.06-$3.08/kg and R2 Angus heifers, 325-413kg, firmed to $2.58-$2.64/kg. Sheep stretched out from one end of the yards to the other as a total of 13,300 were penned. Breeding ewes made solid returns for the variety on offer. Mixed-age Romney and Coopworth, scanned with triplets, reached $210-$213 though lesser mixed-age dropped to $156. Five to 6-year Romney, scanned 172%-176% to Suffolk and Poltex, returned $188. Lamb values came back $8-$15 for the majority, though top male lambs firmed to $170-$194. Four pens cracked $200 – two ram lamb lines reached $211-$217, and two ewe lamb lines $204-$205.50. Medium male and ewe lambs dropped to $140-$150. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 12.07
R3 Angus steers, 514-600kg, firmed to $3.30-$3.34/kg
R2 Angus steers, 411-465kg, also firmed to $3.20-$3.26/kg
Five-year Romney ewes, scanned twins to Poll Dorset, reached $227
Good male lambs came back to $165-$170
Good ewe lambs also came back to $148-$160
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