Friday, March 29, 2024

Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 4.09

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Mixed-age Romney ewes with lambs-at-foot eased to $102-$120.50 all counted Two-year Angus steers, 460-515kg, firmed to $3.53/kg Good 2-year Angus heifers, 438-439kg, firmed to $3.21-$3.30/kg One-year Angus steers, 208-358kg, varied from $3.59/kg to $3.77/kg One-year Angus-cross bulls, 197-234kg, returned $3.55-$3.59/kg
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Cattle took centre stage for a change at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, lifting to 710 head, while store lamb volume was the lowest since mid-March.
Store lamb quality was mixed and prices generally eased, though heavy ewe lambs firmed to $158-$172. Good types eased to $144-$152, while medium to good mixed sex made $120-$148. 
Strong demand for two-year cattle set the market alight, and a line of 454kg Angus steers achieved $3.71/kg. Angus heifers, 392-486kg in medium-good condition, made $3.13-$3.14/kg, while beef-dairy typically sold for $2.82-$2.87/kg.
Bidding on 1-year cattle was selective, but a line of Angus-cross steers, 202kg, managed $3.89/kg, while Hereford-dairy heifers, 203-302kg, mostly traded at $2.80-$2.89/kg. Friesian bulls, 181-273kg, sold to per head budgets at $620-$710, for varying $/kg. 

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