Bigger entries of lambs and a lack of rain meant prices eased $5 at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday. One line of heavy cryptorchid made $142, and light, $91-$102. Light to medium ewe lambs made $85-$108. A line of run-with-ram ewes from Rotorua sold within value at $136.
Cattle prices reflected that most lines had dairy-blood, but quality was sought and paid for. Most R2 beef, beef-cross and beef-Friesian steers and heifers, traded at $2.60-$2.70/kg.
Weaner Angus heifers, 225kg, made $675, while Friesian bulls, 216-257kg, eased to $510-$600. Two lighter lines at 149-175kg earned $480.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 17.04
Medium to good male lambs came back to $111-$120
Medium-good mixed sex lambs traded at $97-$110
Good ewe lambs made $104-$122
R2 Hereford-Friesian and beef-cross steers, 413-449kg, made $2.60-$2.67/kg
R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford heifers, 363-404kg, fetched $1030-$1080, $2.67-$2.84/kg
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