Friday, March 29, 2024

Coalgate sale 16.2

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Just over 1000 store lambs were offered at Coalgate on Thursday, and results were mixed, with good lines easing to $75-$80, while light to medium types were steady at $50-$74. 
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Prime lamb numbers tipped over 2000 head, far exceeding the store lamb numbers. Heavy types eased, with a smaller portion making $110-$124, though a good number sold for $90-$109, and third cuts, $80-$88. The ewe market held its own once again, and prices were steady across the board, with most medium to heavy, and trading at $70-$108.

Dairy cattle made for a busy day in the cattle pens and empty dairy heifers traded over a wide range at $1.87-$2.44/kg, depending on breed and condition. Prime beef heifers sold to $2.68-$2.78/kg, with a few to $2.84/kg. A smaller steer offering was of mixed quality, though prices lifted for the high yielding types, with $2.88-$2.98/kg common. The best of the beef cows made $2.14-$2.19/kg, with second cuts earning $1.96-$2.04/kg.

In the store pens, R2 Friesian steers, 362-406kg, made $2.44-$2.49/kg, while the top heifers were beef-cross, and fetched $2.77-$2.84/kg. Seven lines of R2 bulls were a real mixture of breeds, though all sold within $2.33-$2.49/kg. Weaner numbers were low, but featured Friesian bulls, 98-102kg, at $390-$400, and Here/Frx heifers, 142kg, $490.

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