Results were mixed at Lorneville on Tuesday. Prime sheep prices eased though store lambs held value. Medium prime lambs made $119-$133 and third cuts, $102-$114, while heavy ewes fetched $138-$160, and light, $90-$119. Very light ewes made $50-$70 and two-tooth’s, $68-$135. Store lamb results were on par as medium types sold for $95-$100, and light, $70-$90.
The cattle pens were a lot busier, with large tallies in both sections. Prime beef steers and heifers, 500kg plus, traded at $2.70-$2.80/kg, while Friesian bulls, 500-560kg made $2.60/kg. Jersey bulls of similar weight matched that. Boner cows sold over a tight range as those from 400kg up to 500kg plus all sold for $1.60-$1.70/kg.
Yearling Angus-cross steers, 370kg, made $3.18/kg, and their sisters, 278kg, $3.02/kg. Weaner Friesian bulls were steady as 130-150kg sold for $480-$500, and 100-120kg, $450. Crossbred, 120kg, returned $300-$350.
Lorneville cattle and sheep sale 15.01
Heavy prime lambs eased to $139-$150
Medium prime ewes eased to $126-$136
Store lambs were steady with top lines at $105-$115
Yearling Charolais-cross heifers, 328-400kg, earned $3.17-$3.33/kg
Weaner Murray Grey-cross heifers, 115-124kg, sold for $480-$500
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