The freezing winter weather didn't keep buyers away from Coalgate last Thursday. Over 3000 store lambs were yarded and mostly sold in pens of 100 or more across two cuts: $122-$136 and $102-$116. The prime lamb market lifted by $10-$15 per head with the top tier $200-$204 and most others $122-$195. The top ewes earned $230, with the rest of the section $110-$184.
Prime prices firmed with the main line over 500kg Hereford-Friesian steers, 520kg, that made $2.47/kg. A few Hereford and Angus-Hereford, 485-500kg, made $2.40-$2.41/kg, with the lions’ share of the section Hereford, 435-485kg, that firmed to $2.20-$2.30/kg. The heifer line-up was small with the best, 558kg Angus-Hereford, at $2.52/kg.
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