Another large yarding of store lambs was on offer at Temuka last Monday. Quality was excellent, and brisk bidding priced the majority at $90-$146. There was still plenty to talk about in the prime section as one pen of lambs pushed to $230 while $302 was achieved for the top prime ewes. The bulk of the lambs earned $130-$160 while the lion’s share of the ewes managed $100-$270. There was a bit more life in the prime cattle market and traditional heifers, 485-635kg, largely earned $2.33-$2.39/kg while virtually all dairy cows, 500kg and over, were $1.22-$1.32/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime cattle and all sheep 17.05
Angus, Charolais, and Speckle Park steers, 539-715kg, traded at $2.43-$2.47/kg
Hereford-Friesian steers, 513-560kg, largely managed $2.26-$2.31/kg
Angus cows, 506-788kg, fetched $1.39-$1.49/kg
Store Poll Dorset-Merino ram lambs made $134-$174 with ewe lambs $115-$165
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