Sheep sold exceptionally well at Canterbury Park on Tuesday, while the cattle sections contrasted each other with prime selling on a softer market, but grass-driven demand lifting store prices.
Just over 3300 store lambs were penned and were mainly mixed sex from Marlborough and Banks Peninsula. Top lines sold up to $130, and very light lines started at $85. Two pens of ram lambs sold for $110-$117. Prime lambs sold on a steady market at $120-$178, while the best of the ewes earned $170-$248, with few below $110.
The cattle rostrum was a hive of activity with good entries of prime and over 500 stores. Prime cattle eased with most steers making $2.70-$2.80/kg, and heifers, $2.60-$2.70/kg.
Store prices lifted and two-year steers, 380-420kg, returned $3.01-$3.06/kg. Yearling beef-cross steers, 280-350kg, made $3.15-$3.40/kg. The better heifers in a 331-386kg range made $3.11-$3.25/kg, while second cuts, 300-350kg, varied from $2.90- $3.10/kg.
Canterbury Park prime and store cattle and sheep sale 04.12
Very light store mixed sex lambs lifted to $85-$106
Medium to good mixed sex lambs made $110-$130
Prime steers and heifers eased 5-8c/kg
Two-year Hereford heifers sold for breeding at $1290-$1390
Traditional steers, 280-350kg, made $3.60-$3.80/kg
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