What the sheep sale lacked in volume it made up for in quality at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, with plenty to pique buyer interest in the 3700 yarding. An annual-draft consignment of ewes and lambs featured, and lower lambing percentages attracted good bidding to top the section. Most other lines were also mainly singles and ranged from $92 to $110.
Just over 2900 lambs were penned, with a good selection offered. Heavy cryptorchid lambs are unusual for this time of year and sold for $169-$178.50, while heavy mixed sex and ewe lambs made $172-$174.50. Romworth ewe hoggets sold for breeding at $191, while very heavy males made $185.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 11.09
One-year Angus heifers, 194kg, sold well at $685, $3.53/kg
A consignment of four pens of very good Romney ewes with blackface lambs made $124 all counted
Good mixed sex lambs lifted to $153-$167.50
Good to heavy ewe lambs also lifted to $155-$167
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