One of the smallest prime sales in recent memory played into vendor's hands at Temuka last Monday. Strength shown in the steer pens flowed through into the heifer section and Angus-Hereford, 590kg, achieved $3.06/kg while 480-520kg Red Devon managed $3.05/kg. Other heifers over 450kg were commonly $2.90-$2.99/kg. Bulls within specifications sold well, particularly traditional breeds, 598-675kg, at $2.89-$2.97/kg. Forward short-term store lambs were sought after and many achieved $170-$189. The next cut traded at $152-$169 while medium pens were largely $114-$159. Just over half of the prime lambs traded within a $200-$242 range with the lion’s share of the remainder $150-$195. The best ewes earned $202-$258 while the rest were evenly spread from $110 to $196. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime cattle and all sheep 26.07
A variety of beef-cross steers over 600kg earned $3.13-$3.15/kg
Charolais steers, 511kg, returned $3.06/kg
Angus cows, 645kg, achieved $2.61/kg
Simmental-cross cows, 727kg, managed $2.55/kg
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