Store lambs came from around the wider region to Temuka last Monday. Heavy pens of wethers and mixed sex often made $109-$123 while lighter pens were usually $81-$110 including many of the ewe lambs. The top cut of the prime lambs reached $161-$166 while the balance mostly ranged from $102-$159. A few ewes topped the sale at $240 with the next best $188-$189. The remainder were evenly spread from $100-$179. A few pens of 513-610kg Friesian cows managed $1.48-$1.56/kg, most of the balance returned $1.30-$1.38/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime cattle and all sheep 1.03
Traditional steers over 500kg mostly earned $2.36-$2.45/kg
Hereford-Friesian over 500kg were typically $2.32-$2.40/kg.
Texel-Coopworth breeding ewes made $143-$157 while Romney-Finn earned $100-$132
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