The sheep pens were jam-packed at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, as 660 breeding ewes and 15700 lambs were offered. Breeding ewes made solid returns for their condition and one consignment of 2-tooth and 4th-5-year Romney fetched $135-$160.
Lamb prices came back with males reduced by $10-$18, and ewe lambs, $3-$6. Medium male lambs sold for $93-$106, with a few exceptions to the rule. Mixed-sex were mainly better types that returned $96-$111, while heavy ewe lambs made $120-$122, and light, $56-$84.
Heifers dominated the cattle sale and better types improved. R1 traditional heifers, 150-235kg, made $440-$550, while Angus steers, 193-219kg, fetched $610-$720. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 17.06
R2 Angus heifers, vetted-in-calf to Angus bull and 299-305kg, made $2.44-$2.52/kg
R2 traditional heifers, 335kg average, firmed to $2.47/kg
Heavy 5-year Romney ewes, scanned triplets, made $182-$185
Good male lambs came back to $110-$127
Medium to good ewe lambs eased to $75-$110
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