Lambs reach $160 as prices hold up

23-08-2010 | Not Specified


Strong prices for both sheep and cattle were being gained around the country over the last week.
Prime lamb numbers and prices were up at Canterbury Park with the top price of $160 being a $12 a head lift, PGG Wrightson livestock manager Shane Dickson said.
And prime lambs made the same top price at Temuka, South Canterbury PGG Wrightson livestock manager Joe Higgins reported.
Wellsford sellers had a very successful time at the annual yearling cattle fair with good demand even though the beasts lacked weight, PGG Wrightson agent Bernie McGahan reported.
Just down the road Chris Humphrey at Livestock Mart Auctions says there weren't enough good cattle to go round at Pukekohe as confidence returned to the market.
Gary and Sandra Engelen reported a very strong market at Stratford with both prime and store cattle hitting new highs.
Enthusiastic buyers opened their purses at Wairoa with 15 lines of R2 steers making more than $1000.
Sheep prices are also holding value and in Balclutha an exceptional line of prime lambs sold at up to $154 a head, Barry Osborne of PGG Wrightson said while Emmett Sparrow of PGG Wrightson reported $158 for the same at Tinwald.
At Lorneville most prime sheep were up $3-$5 a head.

NORTHLAND
The market at KAIKOHE was still reasonably strong and on a par with previous weeks though prices lifted a little for the bigger steers among the 500-head yarding, Vaughan Vujcich of PGG Wrightson reported.
The best of the 2-year Angus and Angus cross steers fetched $2.20-$2.28/kgLW with whitehead and Hereford-cross going for $2.05-$2.18/kgLW. R1 Angus, Angus-Simmental and Hereford-Friesian steers made $2.35-$2.45/kgLW with light yearling beef-cross bulls at $2.05-$2.10/kgLW.
The better 2-year Hereford-cross and exotic-cross heifers made $2-$2.04/kgLW with lesser sorts at $1.88-$1.94/kgLW. Good Angus yearling heifers made $2.20-$2.25/kgLW with whiteface at $2.10/kgLW with beef-cross, Simmental, exotics and Hereford-Angus at $2-$2.04/kgLW. Lighter empty and RWB cows made $1.34-$1.60/kgLW.
The annual yearling cattle fair at WELLSFORD last Monday was very strong despite the lack of stock carrying much weight, Bernie McGahan of PGG Wrightson said.
There was a lot of dairy-beef among the 900 cattle on offer but little traditional or exotic cattle. A lot of the cattle were much lighter than last year because of the drought last summer and autumn with only 10 pens over 250kg, McGahan said.
Buyers were predominantly from the north and from south Auckland.
Any well-bred cattle over 250kg sold well with the better steers 230-250kg going for $2.33-$2.50/kgLW. Better coloured black or red whiteface steers 160-190kg sold at $3/kgLW and a line of Hereford-Friesian at 160kg sold for $3.65/kgLW.
A couple of very nice pens of Hereford-Friesian heifers sold for $612 a head. The few heifers over 200kg sold for $2.10-$2.12/kgLW. Light dairy-beef heifers 160-190kg sold for $2.20$2.25/kgLW and yearling Friesian bulls sold at $2.25/kgLW.
McGahan said the grass is starting to growth in the north now and farmers will be right for the rest of spring.
At Tuesday's prime cattle sale at WELLSFORD ox 600-700kg sold for $2.29/kgLW and other cattle 500-600kg at $2.20-$2.25/kgLW. Heavy prime cows were at $1.60-$1.70/kgLW and light manufacturing cows at $1.10-$1.15/kgLW. Prime trade heifers 390-450kg sold for $2.18/kgLW.
In the sheep section prime lambs reached $100, store lambs $85-$92 and ewes $65-$75.

AUCKLAND
The cattle market has really taken off with prime cattle in huge demand and store cattle - well there are just not enough good ones to go around, Chris Humphrey of Livestock Mart Auctions said after the PUKEKOHE sale on Saturday August 14.
"This situation has been in the making for months and will take many months to come right so demand will continue along these strong trends for some time to come."
Best prime steers $1130-$1625, other 2-year steers $950-$1070, very light steers $670-$750, very small crossbred steers $200-$390, medium prime heifers $1100, store heifers $585-$750, medium crossbred R1 heifers $380-$420, bulls $720-$1290.
There were many more keen buyers at KUMEU last Monday than in recent weeks, Humphrey reported.
He attributed the upsurge to good recent grass growth and a growing confidence in the cattle market.
"This will continue and get better as spring approaches," he said.
Cattle: light 18-month steers $705, R1 steers $360-$482, store heifers $540-$632, boner cows $1080.
Sheep: fat lambs $84-$113, store lambs $51-$74.

COUNTIES
Cold and wet weather at TUAKAU last Thursday didn't dampen the spirits of a good bench of buyers whose strong bidding ensured the market remained firm, PGG Wrightson agent Roy Allen said.
A medium yarding of 565 cattle was on offer, including some forward order two-year whitehead steers, 480-500kg, which traded at $2.19-$2.23/kgLW. Whitehead steers at 415-430kg made $2.20/kgLW and while lighter-conditioned two-year Friesian steers, 312-340kg, sold well at $1.98-$2.35/kgLW, those with horns were discounted. Quality Angus-Friesian yearling steers, 257kg, earned $685 and whitehead yearlings at 227kg returned $630. Later-born Hereford steers, 157kg, made $550 and well-marked yearling Friesian bulls, 180-220kg, sold at $500-$565.
Whiteface two-year heifers, 363kg, made $2.23/kgLW, or $810, and two-year
Hereford heifers, 377kg, earned $1.96/kgLW, or $740. Lighter and crossbred two-year heifers, 280-320kg, sold at $1.80-$1.95/kgLW and Angus-Friesian yearling heifers at 228kg made $580. Whiteface heifers at 200kg traded at $505, with 180kg heifers making $450 and 171kg sorts $435. Later-born Hereford heifers at 145kg made $425.
About 350 cattle were yarded at last Wednesday's prime sale and Allen said the light offering of 100 prime steers "sold extremely well".
Heavy whitehead steers at 770kg made $2.23/kgLW, or $1717, and 620-650kg steers returned $2.21-$2.26/kgLW. Exotic steers at 515kg earned $2.29/kgLW and the sale was topped by the 359kg Angus steers which fetched $2.41/kgLW.
Allen said prime heifers were also in short supply. Charolais heifers at 522kg made $2.28/kgLW and whitehead heifers, 480-550kg, sold at $2.17-$2.23/kgLW. Lighter exotic and Angus heifers at 400kg returned $2.20-$2.25/kgLW.
Heavy beef cows traded at $1.58-$1.75/kgLW and lighter sorts made $1.23-$1.40/kgLW.
Heavy Friesian cows, 500kg-plus, fetched $1.60-$1.64/kgLW with 420-470kg boners making $1.47-$1.55/kgLW and lighter cows $1.20-$1.30/kgLW.

BAY OF PLENTY
Buyers from Rotorua to South Auckland competed for the 650 cattle at RANGIURU. Yearlings made up the majority of the entry with some good quality lines and very good prices resulted, said Neill Penman of PGG Wrightson.
Warm, spring-like conditions added to the enthusiasm.
Very good yearling steers made to $670 but lesser sorts were bought at $255-$300.
This showed in the prices which varied from $2.10-$3.18/kgLW.
Yearling heifers weighed at 150-250kg made $380-$515, $1.95-$3.22/kgLW and lots under 150kg returned $255-$427, $2.10-$3.17/kgLW while very small went at $70-$355.
A line of 437kg R2 steers traded at $915, $2.09/kgLW and other older steers made $1060-$1275, $2.13-$2.27/kgLW. Heavy heifers fetched $1105-$1140, $2.13-$2.17/kgLW and lots weighing 250-350kg brought $550-$665, $1.77-$2.08/kgLW.
A small offering of prime ox sold at $1115-$1340, $2.02-$2.31/kgLW while good boner cows returned up to $1050 with medium weights making $595-$690$1.22-$1.81/kgLW and a handful of 107kg weaner steers went at $390, $3.64/kgLW.
Very few sheep were penned. Good lambs went at $119 and a few ewes with lambs made $40-$48.
The August TAUPO Cattle Sale had about half of last year's numbers yarded, Shane Scott of Central Livestock reported.
Of the just under 400 cattle the feature was a line of 280 mainly 3-year dairy-beef cross and Friesian steers.
They were in store condition with frame and attracted buyers from Hawke's Bay and Waikato as well as locally. The beef-cross types made up to $2.25/kgLW for a line of 425kg Angus type with the rest of the Friesian, Hereford and beef-cross types ranging from $2.10-$2.17/kgLW with weights 440-521kg.
Friesian steers saw the heavier 500kg-plus ones make $1.94-$1.97/kgLW. Lighter Friesians 380-470kg made $1.83-$1.87/kgLW.

WAIKATO
Buyers were offered a slightly bigger choice of cattle at FRANKTON, PGG Wrightson agent Lynn Collins said.
Yearling steers were in strong demand with whiteface steers, under 200kg, selling to as much as $3.11-$3.51/kgLW. The same breed but weighing 245-255kg sold at $625-$635, $2.49-$2.55/kgLW and others weighing 22-224 kg returned $575-$615, $2.75-$2.90. Angus steers at 218kg made $625, $2.79/kgLW.
All yearling bulls made $2.09-$2.44/kgLW, selling at $500-$570 and autumn born bulls, 100-144 kg brought $350-$435, $3.03-$3.48/kgLW. Good Angus yearling heifers returned$525-$558, $2.35-$2.56/kgLW and whiteface heifers topped at $450-$480, $2.46-$2.86/kgLW while autumn born heifers made to $430, $2.44/kgLW, the whole entry making $2.44-$2.84/kgLW.
R2 steers were also strong sellers, the best making $902-$950, $2.05-$2.10/kgLW and a couple of pens of R2 bulls made $750-$$960, $2.17-$2.36/kgLW. Useful R2 whiteface heifers brought $615-$702, $2.04-#2.11/kgLW.

TARANAKI
There was a very strong market on prime steers and heifers with the prime and store cows market hitting new highs at STRATFORD on Tuesday.
Prime Angus/Friesian ox 715kg $2.18/kgLW, prime Simmental/Friesian ox 695kg $2.22/kgLW, prime Friesian ox 680kg $2.19/kgLW, prime Friesian cows 535kg $1.53/kgLW, prime Jersey cows 535kg $1.53/kgLW, prime Hereford/Friesian steers 600-605kg $2.22-$2.24/kgLW, prime Hereford/Friesian heifers 435-480kg $2.13-$2.21/kgLW, prime Simmental-cross heifers 475kg $2.215/kgLW, 3-year Hereford bull 585kg $2.09/kgLW, 3-year Friesian rig 630kg $2.175/kgLW, 30-month Piedmontese steers 450kg $1.60/kgLW, 30-month Angus heifers 550kg $2.12/kgLW.
Two-year Angus steers 510kg $2.15/kgLW, 2-year Belted Galloway steers 570kg $2.15/kgLW, 2-year Friesian steers 570kg $2.145kg, 2-year Hereford/Friesian steers 390-545kg $2.02-$2.10/kgLW, 2-year Hereford-cross heifers 345kg $1.46/kgLW, 2-year Friesian bulls 650kg $2.14/kgLW.
Hereford-cross cows and calves 417.5kg $1.09/kgLW, Hereford cows 575kg $1.58/kgLW, once-calved Hereford/Friesian-cross heifers 495kg $1.61/kgLW, in-calf Angus heifers 430-460.6kg $1.70-2.24/kgLW, empty Friesian heifers 280-490kg $1.10-$1.98/kgLW, empty Jersey-cross heifers 370kg $1.38/kgLW, empty Jersey heifers 335kg $1.20/kgLW, empty Friesian cows 385-490kg $1.21-$1.62/kgLW, empty Jersey cows 315-407.5kg $1.04-$1.25/kgLW.
Store Jersey cows 375-470kg $1.20-$1.24/kgLW, store crossbred cows 310-595kg $1.255-$1.60/kgLW, store Friesian cows 345-555kg $1.15-$1.64/kgLW, store Ayrshire cows 548.8kg $1.565/kgLW, 1-year Hereford bulls 225kg $500.
Dairy shed: in-milk Ayrshire cows $750-$825, in-milk Friesian cows $750-$975, in-milk crossbred cows $675, in-milk Friesian heifers $550-$800, in-milk Friesian-cross heifers $1000, in-milk Jersey heifers $725-$900, close to profit crossbred heifers $575-$750, close to profit Jersey heifers $675, springing Friesian cows $600, in-calf crossbred cows $800, in-calf Jersey cows $625-$700, in-calf Friesian/Friesian-cross cows $450-$700, in-calf crossbred heifers $300-$600, in-calf Friesian heifers $500-$800, in-calf Friesian-cross heifers $800, in-calf Jersey heifers $625-$650, in-calf Jersey-cross heifers $1175, Friesian heifers and calves $650-$725, crossbred heifers and calves $500-$650, 63 Friesian cows and calves $675-$850, Jersey cows and calves $600.
At Wednesday's STRATFORD store sale 3-year Hereford/Friesian steers 467.5kg made $1010, 3-year Hereford-cross steers 475kg $1005, 30-month Charolais steers 600kg $1370, 2-year Friesian steers 448.3kg $915, 2-year Friesian-cross steers 422.5kg $750, 2-year Hereford-cross steers 360-466.4kg $630-$885, 2-year Angus-cross steers 400kg $840, 2-year Ayrshire steers 380kg $790, 2-year Hereford/Friesian heifers 346.7kg $710.
Two-year Angus-cross heifers 367.5kg $695, 2-year Simmental-cross heifers 320kg $590, 18-month Hereford/Friesian steers 315kg $700, 18-month Hereford-cross steers 345kg $670, 18-month Hereford/Ayrshire steers 275kg $605, 18-month Angus heifers 291kg $600, 18-month Hereford/Friesian heifers 270kg $565, 18-month empty Friesian heifers 380kg $730.
In-calf Angus-cross cows 452.5-582.5kg $700-$1005, in-calf Hereford cows 521.3kg $900, in-calf Hereford-cross cows 482.5kg $790, in-calf Angus/Friesian heifers 467.5kg $855, in-calf Angus heifers 382.1kg $850, empty Hereford cows 385kg $430, empty Hereford/Friesian heifers 385kg $740, store Friesian cows 470kg $570, 1-year Devon-cross steers 355kg $640, 1-year Friesian steers 183kg $440, 1-year Hereford/Friesian steers 150-191.7kg $450-$545, 1-year Hereford-cross steers 120-145kg $295-$320, 1-year Murray Grey-cross steers 196.7-263kg $545-$655.
Yearling crossbred steers 135kg $60, 1-year Simmental heifers 310kg $530, 1-year Angus-cross heifers 300kg $515, 1-year Friesian heifers 235kg $450, 1-year Hereford/Friesian heifers 105kg-175kg $300-$440, 1-year purebred Angus bulls 300kg $700, 1-year Hereford/Friesian bulls 270kg $560, 1-year Hereford-cross bulls 242.5-325kg $500-$580, 1-year Friesian bulls 345kg $620, 1-year Jersey bulls 181kg $455, 1-year Angus-cross rig 230kg $485, R1 Charolais bulls 210-290kg $425-$590.
Autumn-born Hereford/Friesian heifers 170kg $340, weaner Hereford/Friesian bulls 100-320kg $380-$600, weaner Hereford-cross bulls 93.3kg $300, weaner Angus bulls 118.3kg $325, weaner Jersey bulls 145kg $280, weaner Jersey-cross bulls 115kg $220, weaner Friesian bulls 100-165kg $270-$380, weaner Hereford/Friesian-cross heifers 117.5kg $290.
Ewes $52-$62, ewes and lambs $41.

POVERTY BAY
Spring fever seemed to pervade the sheep market at MATAWHERO where the prime market rose to $102 for butcher ewes and $141 for very heavy lambs.
Old timers could not recall higher prices. The demand for ewe mutton reflected in values for store ewes which rose to $89 for reasonably well covered lots and even quite plain still made $70-$78. Close to 1400 store lambs came forward and any line, regardless of sex, that carried any condition sold extremely well.
Good lambs with meat fetched $89.50-$98.
A reasonable line of 177 ewe lambs weighed at 32.5kg brought $92.25 at $2.82/kgLW and most lines were $2.45-$2.63/kgLW.
Some very small lambs, around 20kg, sold at $31-$40 but they were hard and stunted.
Line-size was again small with just three numbering more than 100.
Two small lines of ewes and lambs made $50 and $54.20 all-counted and the total yarding was just 1789.

HAWKE'S BAY
With just 125 total cattle the rostrum at STORTFORD LODGE emptied quickly.
Most of the offering came from the Chatham Islands. Better quality yearling steers sold well making $535-$575, $2.37-$2.74/kgLW and there were other sales at $462-$472, $2.14-$2.58/kgLW.
Two lines of R2 steers made $640 and $705, $1.96-$2.08/kgLW and the only lot of R3 steers went at $965, $1.99/kgLW. Yearling heifers weighing 243-293kg fetched $507-$617, $2.08-$2.11/kgLW and others made $365-$480, $2.15-$2.61/kgLW.
Store lambs rose by around $10 a head, said Lawrence Redshaw of LI Redshaw Ltd and top quality ewes lambs were keenly contested for, a star line making $116 and other nice lines, $90-$99.
The pleasing factor was that the top ewe lambs would be retained for breeding. Heavy males fetched $93-$98.50 and mediums $76-$85.80. Per kilogram rates rose to as much as $2.70-$2.90/kgLW. Small lines of ewes with lambs at foot sold at $60.50-$62.50all-counted and a few SIL ewes brought $88.
A good bench of buyers from Hawke's Bay, Feilding, the Central Plateau and local areas lined up for a magnificent offering of over 1300 cattle at WAIROA.
The chance to buy well-bred Angus steers in big lines bred on hill country does not occur frequently across the North Island and with more than 1000 head of Angus or Angus-Hereford R2 steers the buyers opened their purses.
The cattle had wintered well with the top lines in quite high condition. Similar R1 steers also generated an enthusiastic response although there were only 250 head on display. The demand for the R2 steers is illustrated by the fact that 15 lines sold at $1002-$1070, $2.10-$2.29/kgLW and a further nine lots returned $952-$995, $2.21-$2.26/kgLW with a notable evenness in the CPK rate.
The largest line of 97 head of straight Angus, estimated at 430kg made $995, $2.29/kgLW. One or two lines of Hereford or other cross sold according to condition with no variation in price.
A top line of Angus R1 steers fetched $870 and went to Hawke's Bay interests while other very good R1 steers made $705-$750, an estimated $2.46-$2.77/kgLW and smaller sorts went at $505-$580. A few R1 heifers made $415-$500 and medium R2 heifers made $655. (Note - No scales at Wairoa)

MANAWATU
Fantastic money, more than $2.50/kgLW, was paid for heifers at the FEILDING sale on Friday, PGG Wrightson agent Colin Waller said.
A line of 15 Angus yearling heifers 264kg sold for $675 or $2.55/kgLW. Another line, from the same vendor, of 16 red yearling Hereford-Simmental types, 236kg, sold for $600 a head at $2.53/kgLW.
Other Hereford-Friesian yearling heifers sold around $2.25-$2.35/kgLW.
Two and a half year steers 500-530kg sold for $2.10-$2.25/kgLW. The better 2-year steers sold at $2.22-$2.30/kgLW and even for the lesser sorts there was not much under $2.10/kgLW. Some exotics at 323kg made $2.38/kgLW.
Two-year heifers 400-500kg sold $1.85-$2.15/kgLW. There were not a lot of yearling steers but the best, 250kg, sold at $2.80/kgLW and another lot 201kg sold at $1.60/kgLW.
There was a positive market overall in the sheep section with a good line-up on offer, PGG Wrightson agent Tony Gallen said.
The best of the male hoggets made $115 on a strengthened market and ewe lambs fetched up to $105.
Ewes with lambs at foot sold at $40-$55.

CANTERBURY
There was an increase in both numbers and price for prime lambs at CANTERBURY PARK on Tuesday, PGG Wrightson Canterbury-West Coast livestock manager Shane Dickson reported.
The top price of $160 was up $12 on the previous week.
Heavy butcher lambs and the next best made $110-$125 with mediums at $95-$105.
A slightly larger yarding of prime ewes saw a top price of $139 for a line of five ewes and mediums made $60-$80.
Store lamb prices lifted 5c a head with a larger offering than the previous week.
In the prime cattle sale steer prices were steady on the previous week with only a small yarding. Heifer prices were up slightly for 525kg-plus animals.
Store cattle were similar to the previous week in prices and numbers.

MID CANTERBURY
A smaller yarding of prime stock was sold at TINWALD with prices generally holding their value of recent weeks.
The best of the heavy prime lambs fetched up to $158 while prime ewes strengthened up to $5/head with an exceptional sale of heavy butcher ewes making $130, PGG Wrightson livestock representative Emmett Sparrow reported.
Heavy prime lambs returned $130-$145 while medium types earned $105-$120 and lighter lambs $85-$100.
Good heavy prime ewes realised $105-$120 with medium type butcher ewes selling from $85-$100 and lighter types $60-$75.
Store lambs had an average sale selling from $50 for smaller lambs up to $80 for the better forward lambs. A line of four and five-year in-lamb Romney ewes (Dorset ram) sold for $111.

SOUTH CANTERBURY
Prime steers and heifers lifted 6c/kgLW at TEMUKA while a large yarding of prime lambs met a strong market with top prices fetching up to $160, PGG Wrightson livestock manager Joe Higgins reported.
Prime steers 600-750kg returned $2.04-$2.10/kgLW, 480-600kg $1.95-$2.17/kgLW, 400-480kg $1.90-$1.96/kgLW and dairy types 500-650kg $1.83-$1.98/kgLW. Heifers 500-650kg earned $1.95-$2.10/kgLW while lighter types 450-500kg returned $1.92-$2.15/kgLW, 380-400kg $1.80-$1.88/kgLW and dairy types 380-500kg $1.60-$1.80/kgLW.
Bulls 550-890kg fetched $1.58-$2.01/kgLW with lighter bulls earning $1.65-$1.85/kgLW. Heavy beef cows 500-750kg returned $1.28-$1.48/kgLW, 400-500kg $1.05-$1.30/kgLW, dairy types 500-750kg $1-$1.30/kgLW and poorer sorts 80c-$1/kgLW.
In the bobby calf sale the top beef type calves realised $100-$110 while Friesian bull calves returned $100-$120 with the second cut across both sections returning $40-$80 and poorer sorts $5-$15.
A small yarding of store lambs was sold with forward lambs earning $80-$91, medium types $68-$79 and smaller lambs $50-$67. Good heavy prime lambs fetched $130-$160 with medium types returning $115-$129 and lighter lambs $90-$114.
Prime ewes had a good sale with heavy one-shear ewes earning $90-$115, medium $80-$89 and light $70-$80. Heavy butcher ewes returned $102-$140 with medium types earning $83-$98, light $70-$77 and stores $53-$68.
The store cattle sale saw 800 head yarded and sold with prices holding similar value to the previous sale.
R2 steers fetched $460-$925 (229-458kg) while R2 heifers returned $430-$570 (238-433kg). R1 steers earned $380-$560 (160-256kg) and R1 heifers $275-$615 (126-306kg). R1 bulls realised $280-$675 (139-350kg).

OTAGO
A small yarding of prime sheep in all categories at BALCLUTHA on Wednesday sold on a par with previous weeks, Barry Osborne of PGG Wrightson in Milton said.
An exceptional line of prime lambs sold up to $154 a head.
Heavy lambs $120-$129, medium $108-$119, light $88-$105. Good quality 2-tooths $92, medium $80, light $61. Heavy ewes $90-$101, medium $76-$88, light $65-$74. Lower condition ewes $25. Heavy local trade rams $76, medium $67, light $45.
A small yarding of store lambs also sold on par with previous weeks.
Top woolly lambs $80, medium $75, light $65. Top shorn lambs $87, medium $76, light $60. Tail end lambs $36.
Breeding ewes: Perendale ewe lambs $85.
There were no cattle.

SOUTHLAND
A medium yarding of prime cattle sold on a good market at LORNEVILLE on Tuesday.
Very heavy cows 735-875kg $1.42-$1.46/kgLW, heavy cows 550kg $1.45/kgLW, very good steers 580kg $1.91/kgLW, good steers 480kg $1.81/kgLW, good heifers 450-480kg $1.70-1.80/kgLW.
A medium yarding of store cattle sold on a sound market.
Medium 2-year Hereford-Angus heifers 343-396kg, $535-$660, $1.60-$1.65/kgLW, medium 2-year Hereford-cross heifers 281-323kg, $435-$520, $1.60/kgLW, medium 1-year Hereford steers, 256-295kg, $510-$580, $$1.78-$2/kgLW, medium 1-year Hereford heifers $420.
Bobby calves: good Hereford-cross bulls $80-$100, top Friesian bulls $65, small Friesian bulls $15-$30, medium Hereford-cross bulls $50-$60, good Hereford-cross heifers $80, second cut Friesian bulls $40-$50.
A medium yarding of prime sheep met strong demand with most classes up $3-$5 a head.
Heavy lambs $130-$135, medium $115-$128, light $90-$110. Good quality 2-tooths $85-$99, medium $70-$80, light $49-67. Heavy ewes $99-$125, medium $75-90, light $50-$65. Lower condition ewes $10-$34. Heavy local trade rams $40, medium $30, light $10.
Store sheep: top woolly lambs $85-$97, medium $70-$80, light $50-$60. Tail end lambs $5-$25.
Mixed-age Coopworth-cross breeding ewes $110.
Ewes increased in price and lambs were steady at CHARLTON on Thursday.
Prime sheep: heavy lambs $125-$140, medium $110-$125, light $100-$110. Good quality 2-tooths $75-$85, medium $65-$75, light $55-$65. Heavy ewes $95-$105, medium $85-$95, light $65-$80. Lower condition ewes $20-$50. Heavy local trade rams $60-$78.
Store sheep: top lambs $75-$94, medium $65-$70, light $50-$65.

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