Friday, March 29, 2024

South Island on-farm lambs sales

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South Island buyers had their first real opportunity to purchase good numbers of store lambs at five on-farm lamb sales from Monday to Thursday. 
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Around 22,500 lambs were sold over the course of the sales, and were mainly blackface and whiteface terminal mixed sex. The North Canterbury sales kicked off the week and Glenmark sold 15,000 lambs and 1500 ewes. The top prime lambs sold to $184-$186, and medium primes, $120-$148. Most store lambs made $95-$100, with a few lines to $105, while lighter lambs traded at $70-$80. The ewes sold to keen interest, with the best line reaching $183, and most other good types $145-$160, while the lightest line made $104.

At Banks Peninsula prime lambs sold to $164-$165, with store lambs selling at similar levels to the other sales. 

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