Friday, March 29, 2024

Feilding store sale 18.05

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There was a rather plain selection of 930 store cattle at Feilding. The only eye-catching lines were through the R3 steers, where 490-570kg straight-beef types were $2.85-$2.95/kg.
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Traditional R2 steers, 440-525kg, were more or less the same at $2.90-$3.00/kg, while some 385-420kg Hereford-Frieisan’s were also $2.90-$2.95/kg. Some 290-340kg straight-beef heifers were $2.85-$3.00/kg, but most were 315-390kg beef-Friesian’s which made $2.60-$2.75/kg. Only two lines of 430-455kg Friesian bulls were $2.75/kg, but some 375-390kg Jersey bulls were $860-$1000.

Weaner Friesian bulls dominated the rest of the yarding. The 140-165kg lines were $550-$630, $3.85-$4.05/kg, but the 190-225kg types made $695-$745, $3.40-$3.60/kg. The rest of the weaners were quite varied, but the better-marked beef-cross steers and heifers were mainly $3.15-$3.50/kg, but fell below $3.00/kg otherwise.

Around 13,000 store lambs were yarded, selling to a level on seem since the peaks of mid-late 2011. The average per head price jumped $10/hd to $134 on what was only a marginally heavier average weights. 

There were a few lines of male-type lambs which wouldn’t have looked out of place in the prime sale. These climbed as far as $168.50, but in general these very heavy lines were $150-$164. The rest of the good-to-heavy males were $138-$146.50, while the medium-to-good lines were barely any cheaper at $135.50-$141. Any other male-type lambs made $124-$133.50.

The brunt of the lift came to the ewe lambs which weren’t trading at much of a discount to their brothers. Anything good or better made $128-$135.50, though two lines did make as much as $138.50-$145.50. The medium ewe lamb lines were $128-$132.50 and anything light was $94-$108.

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