Friday, March 29, 2024

Feilding store cattle and sheep 19.07

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Top male and cryptorchid lambs sold to $184-$193 Most male lambs firmed to $151-$177 Five-year Romney ewes with high scanning percentages reached $226-$229 R2 Angus steers, 440-470kg, firmed to $3.10-$3.30/kg R1 Friesian bulls, 224-283kg, earned $810-$880
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There was no let-up in the store lamb market at Feilding last Friday, with most pens full yet again. Ewe lambs featured more as the season marches on and included a big entry of capital stock Romney. Hawke’s Bay dominated these pens, with top cuts making $150-$161, which covered a large portion of the pens. Much of the balance made $110-$149. Very few male lines sold below $150.
Breeding ewes were mixed, and while good strength was seen for high percentage lines, bidding was selective on lesser types. The best of the mixed age made $175-$186, though were either singles or had low scanning percentages.
Sellers started to push annual draft cattle into the yards, with a big boost to R2 steer entries. Quality lines had a firm tone, and traditional steers, 380-400kg, managed $3.35-$3.39/kg. Charolais-cross, 450-495kg, sold for $3.11-$3.13/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, 306-441kg, $3.10-$3.13/kg. R2 Angus heifers, 410-460kg, firmed 5c/kg to $3.12-$3.17/kg and 403-424kg held at $2.97-$3.03/kg.
Decent line sizes were attractive to buyers of R1 Friesian bulls, and a quality 318kg pen made $985.

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