Cattle once again took a back seat to sheep at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, with increased tallies of both lambs and scanned-in-lamb ewes. Most of the mixed age ewes varied from $140 to $174.
A resurgence of male lambs were hotly contested and held recent levels for most. Medium types sold for $110-$119, with few below this level. Prices firmed for most of a good mix of ewe lambs, though light lambs came back to $71-$90. Medium types sold for $104-$112.
Cattle numbers were limited to 170 head but weights for older pens improved. One pen of weaner Friesian bulls, 140kg, returned $410. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 8.07
Top R2 Angus and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 431-478kg, firmed to $2.40-$2.49/kg
R1 Angus-cross bulls, 185kg-245kg, made $520-$670
Top priced in-lamb ewes made $189 for very good mixed age Romney, scanned 165%
Good male lambs held at $120-$145
Good ewe lambs firmed to $115-$133
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