Stock from outlaying areas were front and centre at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday. Cattle totalled 650 and sheep 11,200, which made it one of the busier days of the year to date. Traditional cattle were joined by beef-cross and exotic-cross, which added a splash of colour. R2 exotic-cross steers, 378-422kg, returned $2.55-$2.60/kg and beef-cross, 416kg, $2.69/kg. R2 heifers all sold for $2.26-$2.38/kg and R1 traditional and beef-cross traded at $575-$682. Lamb volume grew to nearly 11,000 head and males accounted for 58% of those offered. Prices lifted across all classes as males improved by $16-$22 and ewe lambs anywhere from $5 to $20. Good male lambs lifted to $130-$164 and medium types traded at $119-$150. Top ewe lambs fetched $151-$160, good $128-$141 and light to medium $116-$129. Other breeding ewes sold for $174 to $191. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 16.06
R3 Angus heifers, 392-452kg, varied from $2.60/kg to $2.82/kg
R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 386-417kg, held at $2.68-$2.76/kg
R1 traditional steers, 176-223kg, were consistent at $700-$785
Capital stock Romney 4-tooth to 4-year ewes, run with a Romney ram, made $191
Top male lambs lifted to $150.50-$166
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