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Article: CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL PARK LIVESTOCK SALES
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- The Press
- Article date:
- February 20, 2009
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The heaviest butcher-type lambs rose between $8 and $12 a head at
livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch this
week.
The increase from last week saw top lambs making $115 to $120,
with the odd sale to more than $130, and overall the market rose.
Store-lamb prices increased by between $3 and $4 a head, with the
best lambs fetching $67 to $72 and the odd sale to $80. Demand was
up for a good prime-ewe market, with prices climbing between $5 and
$8 from last week and heavy ewes making $58 to $71.
Prime cattle eased in value by 2c/kg to 5c/kg, with steers at
178c to 184c/kg, and sales to 190.5c/kg.
Prime lambs
Values: Price and quality improved for this week's ...