Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 10.05

Just over 10,000 store lambs featured at Temuka last Monday. The section included many Chatham Island’s lines that were at, or close to, finishing weights. These ranged from $114 to $147. Plenty of medium to heavy lambs fetched $90-$112 with light pens generally $50-$89. The best prime lambs reached $160-$194 though the majority returned $110-$159. Most prime ewes ranged from $110 to $202. Prime heifers mostly tipped the scales at 400-500kg and earned $2.00/kg to $2.20/kg regardless of breed while good numbers of traditional cows traded at $1.25-$1.36/kg. Pens of 715-790kg Friesian cows managed $1.21-$1.24/kg but a blanket level of $1.05/kg to $1.18c/kg was thrown over nearly all other pens 450kg and better. Read more in your LivestockEye.