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Article: CANTERBIRY AGRICULTURAL PARK LIVESTOCK SALES
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- The Press
- Article date:
- December 12, 2008
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Most store lambs sold strongly at livestock sales at Canterbury
Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week.
Store lambs were up by between $4 and $5 a head from last week,
except for more forward lambs, with the best making $60 to $68 and
the odd sale to $79. The prime market was mostly steady, with better
lambs at $90 to $100 and as high as $127. Prices dropped in a large
yarding of prime ewes because processing space is proving hard to
get before Christmas. Heavy ewes made $43 to $55.
Prime cattle classes sold either the same or better than last
week.
Prime lambs
Values: the prime lamb market remained firm for all grades except
very heavy lambs. The best made $90 to $100, with the ...