For the second week in a row, the highest prime sheep tally for the year at Feilding was achieved last Monday. This included the highest ewe tally for the season with scanned dries boosting entries.
Demand for prime lambs remained high. Very heavy male lambs traded at $195-$207, with heavy lines $180-$193. The bulk of the mixed-sex lambs were heavy lines priced at $176-$193, while medium-good sold at $156-$173.
In the cattle pens the volume of boner cows was high, with prices for 475-525kg lines down 14c/kg to $2.24/kg. In-calf were slightly above this at $2.29-$2.32/kg.
