Blue skies brought caution to the cattle market at Stortford Lodge last Wednesday, though there was no hesitation from local and outside buyers for lambs. Very few male lambs traded below $115, and good to heavy mixed sex earned $124-$147. Capital stock four-tooth Romney ewes scanned 189%, fetched $180.
Cattle volume fell to 200 head and cautious bidding resulted in a softer market. Selective bidding meant a wide variance in prices. Seven R2 Angus steers, 395kg, topped their section at $3.09/kg, and six four-year Angus cows to Angus bull sold for $1.96/kg, while their younger sisters, 511kg, made $2.34/kg.
Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep 22.05
Good to heavy cryptorchid, ram and wether lambs made $120-$156
Good ewe lambs firmed to $126-$139
Mixed age Romney ewes, scanned 186%-188%, made $172-$176
R2 Angus heifers, 330-420kg, eased to $2.62-$2.71/kg
Friesian cows, vetted-in-calf to Friesian bulls, sold for $1.81-$1.86/kg
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