Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Stortford Lodge prime sale 15.10

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A good depth of buying power was on the rails at Stortford Lodge on Monday and the ewe market was steady to lifting. 
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Seven very heavy ewes topped the section at $184.50, with other very heavy types making $170-$178.50, and good to very good, $124-$147. Medium-good to good types managed $119-$139, with light-medium ewes lifting to $114-$116. A small lighter end softened to $82-$108.50, while two-tooth to four-tooth ewes managed steady returns at $125-$151.

Prime hogget throughput dropped to 1380 and the majority traded on a softer market. The lion’s share of the yarding was heavier males and the top lines eased to $194-$201, though a pen of ten pushed to $208. Heavy males eased $6-$15 to $161.50-$183, and a number of lighter store types traded at $100-$140.60. Sixteen very heavy ram hoggets managed solid returns at $193-$209.50.

 Very heavy ewe hoggets were firm at $198-$199, and heavy lines strengthened to $186-$190.50. However the balance of ewe hoggets were light to medium types and eased to $126-$180.

Cattle tallies were just shy of 50 in total and all prime steers, 516-661kg, made steady returns at $2.72-$2.92/kg, while heifers traded on a softer market as 435-617kg reached $2.66-$2.86/kg. Cows were solid with Angus and Angus-Hereford, 652-687kg, fetching $2.14-$2.19/kg.

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