Heavy store lambs fell to $95-$105 at Temuka last Monday, while medium types made $66-$94. Despite easing schedules, the top pens of prime lambs held at $140-$169, while three-quarters of the yarding were $110-$148. The ewe market dropped with the bulk $100-$152.
Quality was mixed in the steer pens, with nearly half of the mostly dairy-beef line-up at $2.49-$2.59/kg. A few big pens of Angus, 578-683kg, and Hereford, 574-654kg, dominated the cow section and made $1.82-$1.85/kg.
Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 10.02
Traditional bulls, 600-640kg, lifted to $2.69/kg
Friesian bulls, 570-700kg, improved 21c/kg to sell at $2.56-$2.60/kg
Boner Friesian cows, 480-530kg, dropped 18c/kg to $1.44/kg
Very heavy Suffolk-cross store lambs made $133-$153
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