Chatham Island’s lambs filled most store pens at Temuka last Monday. Very heavy wethers made $137-$167 and ewe lambs $134-$173. Medium stores made $119-$129. Most prime lambs sold for $170-$200 with the balance largely $120-$150. Ewe quality was mixed but the tops still managed $200-$220 and heavy types $160-$190.
Steers at or around 500kg returned $2.50-$2.60/kg regardless of breed. Traditional heifers, 515-610kg, earned $2.72-$2.77/kg, while a few heavy Friesian bulls reached $2.83/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 21.09
Traditional steers, 535-735kg, earned $2.75-$2.86/kg
Hereford-Friesian steers, 540-740kg, fetched $2.71-$2.81/kg
Friesian cows, 560-628kg, earned $1.96-$2.04/kg
Friesian cows, 480-540kg, regularly sold for $1.84-$1.93/kg
Top ewes with lambs-at-foot reached $96-$98 all counted
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