A second high country calf sale at Coalgate on Thursday mostly featured consignments from two well-known stations that provided two-thirds of the calves offered. Results were largely on par with the previous sale, but the line-up was much lighter overall. Quality and demand for prime lambs rose and this was reflected in prices where very heavy achieved $196-$213 before numbers were evenly split between those that earned $140-$188 and the balance at $120-$139. Very heavy ewes managed $202-$242 with many heavy types $183-$186, before the lion’s share made $100-$177. Most of the better store lambs ranged from $100 to $126 with medium pens $80-$99. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Coalgate high country calf sale and all sheep 29.04.2021
Angus steers, 362kg, made $910
Traditional steers, 200-253kg, earned $650-$810
Charolais steers, 208-272kg, traded for $645-$785
Angus heifers, 194kg, made $460
Angus-Hereford heifers, 170-200kg, largely sold for $420-$480
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