Friday, March 29, 2024

Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 23.11

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Dairy-beef steers over 450kg ranged from $2.50/kg to $2.65/kg Charolais heifers, 586kg, earned $2.65/kg Murray Grey heifers, 502-510kg, fetched $2.55-$2.62/kg Murray Grey bulls, 732kg, achieved $2.76/kg
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Plenty of cattle came out of the woodwork last Monday for the biggest prime yarding at Temuka since September. High yielding traditional and Charolais-cross steers sold to keen interest and earned $2.60-$2.70/kg with heavy heifers $2.50-$2.60/kg. Over 50 Friesian bulls, 466-685kg, sold well at $2.58-$2.67/kg. Boner cows, 513-694kg, traded in the $1.86-$1.96/kg range. Over 250 ewes earned $200-$270 while medium to heavy pens were $140-$197. The top new season prime lambs earned $194 with most other lines $120-$179. Store lambs also sold well with most $66-$98. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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