Half of the steers were light at Temuka last Monday which included Hereford-Friesian, 445-505kg, that sold well at $2.67-$2.74/kg. Heifers over 500kg earned $2.81-$2.86/kg with lighter pens $2.57/kg to $2.79/kg. Most of the cows were Angus-Hereford or Hereford-Friesian, 458-557kg, and earned $1.99/kg to $2.15/kg although some heavier types reached $2.38/kg. Boner cows were largely crossbred and over 500kg and returned $1.99-$2.09/kg.
Heavy blackface store lambs from one vendor made $138-$150, while plenty of medium-framed lambs ranged from $95-$126. Solid demand had the top prime lambs at $180-$189, with $147-$178 typical of the majority. The top priced ewes made $191 with the remainder $80-$188. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 10.08
Traditional and beef-cross steers, 535-680kg, fetched $2.80-$2.90/kg
Angus heifers, 555-705kg, were mostly $2.83-$2.91/kg
Hereford bulls, 568-647kg, earned $2.79-$2.85/kg
Scanned-in-lamb Romney ewes fetched $190
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