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Article: CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL PARK LIVESTOCK SALES
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- The Press
- Article date:
- June 5, 2009
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The prime-lamb market continued to be a strong performer for the
most part at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park,
Christchurch, this week.
Prices were mostly unchanged from last week except for super-
heavy lambs. They were down $10 a head, but still made $130 to $140.
The store-lamb section had a better sale, driven by the quality
of lambs offered, with the tops selling at $88 to $93 and the odd
sale to $98.
Lighter heifers rose 10c/kg from last week in the prime-cattle
market.
Prime lamb
Values: Another strong sale for prime lambs. Super heavy lambs
eased by $10 a head. Light and medium lambs remained on a par. The
best lambs made $130 to $140, medium $115 to $130 and ...