Small tallies and mixed quality were what bidders found at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. In the store cattle pens R2 Hereford and Murray Grey heifers, 370kg, made $2.60-$2.66/kg, while poor quality 125-180kg Hereford-Friesian steer calves earned $300-$400. Prime cattle softened and only two lines of prime steers and a single 445kg Speckle Park heifer made $2.70/kg or more. A few 505-550kg Friesian cows made $1.53-$1.57/kg.
Store lambs lifted across the board with good lines at $115-$121 and medium $106-$114, while all but the tail-enders were $90-$101. Prime lambs held while prime ewes dropped by $3-$4/hd.
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Prime beef-cross steers, 525-635kg, were $2.58-$2.64/kg
Prime beef-cross heifers, 425-535kg, made $2.45-$2.58/kg
R2 beef-cross steers, 410-460kg, were $2.49-$2.55/kg
Average store lamb price lifted to $104.50
Good prime lambs held at $135-$159
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