Friday, April 26, 2024

Stortford Lodge prime sale 19.3

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A good gallery of buyers were in place at Stortford Lodge on Monday, and made short work of the 55 quality cattle on offer.
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Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 617-628kg, traded at $2.90-$2.93/kg. A single Angus steer, 800kg, achieved $2200, $2.75/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, 607kg, $2.80/kg.

Heifers made good results and Angus and Angus-Hereford, 506kg, earned $2.71/kg. A line of Charolais-cross cows sold well at $1383, $2.17/kg.

In the sheep section lambs and ewes continued on a strong market, with returns solid for both. Medium-good to heavy male lambs sold well at $133-$147, while heavy ram lambs lifted to $152.50-$158.50. Top cut mixed sex lines managed $166-$167, whilst heavy lines were steady at $148.50-$152, and medium types lifted to $122.

Very heavy ewes sold to $162-$167, while heavy types managed $140-$147. From there most of the balance were either medium-good at $115-$121, or light-medium, $91-$110.

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