Angus and Angus-Hereford steers sold well at Temuka last Monday as most earned $2.63-$2.69/kg. Charolais-cross and Angus heifers, 530-590kg, fetched $2.55-$2.64/kg, while other breeds under 500kg ranged from $2.00/kg to $2.40/kg. Boner cows sold well with Friesian and Kiwi-cross over 580kg priced from $1.89/kg to $2.02/kg.
There was plenty of lambs in the forward store pens that generally earned $113-$158. Heavy prime lambs sold on a resilient market at $161-$194, but prices eased in the middle with medium types $120-$159. Heavy ewes earned $160-$209, with half the tally $100-$120 and a third cut $70-$99. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep 3.08
Hereford-Friesian steers, 581-610kg, were priced at $2.67-$2.70/kg
Hereford-Friesian steers, 503-575kg, made $2.50-$2.57/kg
Very heavy store lambs from a local station earned $180-$200
One pen of prime ewes reached $280
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