Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Canterbury Park sale October 18

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Prime steers featured at Canterbury Park on Tuesday. Finished lines sold on a steady market while lighter types eased.
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Sheep numbers were the lowest seen in some time with most of the action in the prime hogget pens.

Prices eased with most trading at $95-$109; a small top end made $110-$136.

A small number of new-season lambs fetched $121-$136.

Prime ewe prices also eased with just under 400 offered. Heavy ewes traded at $94-$114, medium-good $77-$87, light-medium $40-$68.

A small offering of ewes with lambs-at-foot made $56-$74.

Store hogget numbers dropped significantly to 173 and sold to limited interest, with mixed-sex making $75-$95.  

The top prime steers earned $2.85-$2.97/kg, with a small offering of forward stores trading at $3.00-$3.02/kg.

Heavy heifer prices were steady with the better types returning $2.80-$2.87/kg; high-yielding exotic lines made $2.91-$2.97/kg.

Prices eased for second cuts, however, to $2.72-$2.77/kg; dairy lines made $2.52-$2.58/kg.

A small offering of cows sold over a tight range at $1.75-$1.93/kg.

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