Strong winds didn’t help the lesser quality offering of store cattle at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. Two-year steers sold in a tight range and traditional lines averaged $2.40/kg and dairy-beef, $2.30/kg. Some Hereford-Friesian heifers reached $2.40/kg, but the balance was difficult to move. Yearling steers sold to $2.67-$2.71/kg, but most found homes for $2.30-$2.50/kg.
Heavy hoggets made $180-$185 and very good to good types firmed to $159-$171. Good types that closely matched processor specifications sold for $132-$171. Heavy ewes earned $183-$220 while good types traded at $126-$174.
Store hoggets were disproportionately ewes. These traded at $104-$135 while mixed-sex made $117-$131. Two small lines of new season lambs made $40-$70. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Canterbury Park prime and store cattle; all sheep 29.09
Two-year Speckle Park and Charolais steers, 282-393kg, managed $2.63-$2.68/kg
Two-year traditional heifers, 268-397kg, made $2.33-$2.42/kg
Prime steers above 540kg fetched $2.80-$2.90/kg
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