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Lorneville sale October 18

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Prime cattle featured at Lorneville on Tuesday with quality lines continuing to sell well.
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Top steers, 400-500kg, sold for $2.70-$2.75/kg though numbers were limited, while a bigger offering of heifers met strong demand.

Those 470-500kg traded at $2.60-$2.70/kg; 420-500kg, $2.40-$2.50/kg.

Dairy heifers, 420-440kg, made $2.40-$2.60/kg; 370-400kg, $2.00-$2.20/kg.

In the cow pens heavy cows returned $1.80-$1.85/kg, with 425-480kg at $1.65-$1.75/kg, and lighter types $1.20-$1.45/kg.

A small offering of store cattle sold to steady demand with good two-year Hereford-cross heifers, 424kg, returning $2.78/kg, and beef-cross, 376kg, $2.65/kg.

In the one-year pens Hereford-cross steers, 270kg, made $910; beef-cross, 258kg, $690.

Bobby calf numbers were low and well-marked bulls sold well although other breeds sold to limited demand.

Hereford-Friesian bulls made $100-$160; Friesian bulls $50-$80.

Hereford-Friesian heifers traded at $10-$50.

Sheep numbers were very limited. Prime hoggets sold to $106-$117, medium $102-$105, light $70-$85.

Ewe prices were steady with heavy lines making $88-$100, medium $68-$82, light $56-$64, while two-tooths traded at $60-$79.

Heavy store lambs sold for $85-$90, medium $80-$84, light $65-$75. Ewes with lamb-at-foot returned $68-$74.

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