Saturday, March 30, 2024

Temuka prime cattle and sheep 27.01

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Angus steers, 525-700kg, dropped 11c/kg to $2.51/kg Prime lambs improved $3-$5 per head, with heavy pens $170-$195 and the balance $110-$169 Heavy ewes managed $180-$203, with very-good types at $150-$179
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The prime cattle market was feeling the pinch at Temuka last Monday as all types came back 10-40c/kg. Dairy-beef steers, 450-810kg, averaged $2.36/kg while traditional heifers, 500-625kg, fell 17c/kg. Better yielding traditional bulls lost 48c/kg to trade from $2.45/kg to $2.61/kg.
Consignments of annual draft lambs, and a shipment from the Chatham Islands boosted store lamb throughput over 4000 head. Most were from two properties, with Texel-cross cryptorchid highest priced at $141-$165, with most other heavy lambs $101-$129 and medium types $79-$94. Most prime ewes sold for $80-$148.

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