Buyers were faced with a good-sized yarding of store lambs at Temuka last Tuesday after the previous sale was cancelled due to flooding around the region. The yarding featured plenty of halfbred and crossbred types. Particularly heavy lambs often earned $149-$161 with medium types typically $100-$144. Dairy-beef steers over 500kg fetched $2.49-$2.59/kg while most heifers over 450kg earned $2.30-$2.40/kg. Most boner cattle sold over a tight band of $1.51-$1.63/kg with lighter pens typically $1.35-$1.45/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime cattle and all sheep
Prime Angus steers, 555kg, returned $2.83/kg
Other Angus steers, 495-715kg, managed $2.66-$2.73/kg
Prime Angus-Hereford heifers, 525-650kg, were $2.46-$2.56/kg
One pen of prime lambs achieved $251 and the balance ranged from $125 to $200
The top prime ewes made $248 while the remainder varied from $112 to $246
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