Level 3 conditions meant stock numbers were heavily restricted at Tuakau last week.
About 150 prime lambs and 200 ewes were yarded on Monday, Carrfields Livestock agent Karl Chitham reported. Top prime lambs made $148 and medium-good, $114-$132. Good stores returned $84-$90 and medium, $61. Heavy prime ewes sold up to $180, with most medium-good at $128-$144. Around 180 cattle were yarded on Wednesday and cows made up the bulk of the offering. Red-whiteface steers, 690kg, earned $2.46/kg while 480kg Hereford-Friesian heifers fetched $2.42/kg and 461kg Murray Grey, $2.41kg. Friesian cows, 536kg, sold at $1.38/kg, and 470kg, $1.28/kg.
