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Article: CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL PARK LIVESTOCK SALES
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 21, 2009
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Heavier lambs lost $5 to $7 a head, otherwise the prime lamb
market was steady at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural
Park, in Christchurch, this week.
Heavy lambs made $130 to $140 with the odd sale to $144.
In the store lamb market, prices were much the same as last week
with better lambs making from $95 to $100 and the odd sale to $106.
Prime ewes were steady with heavy ewes earning between $72 and
$77 and the odd sale extending to $80.
Good demand followed the prime cattle market with heavy steers at
170c/kg to 180c.
Store steers and heifers sold at similar rates with cattle making
180c/kg to 205c.
Prime lambs
Values: All except the real heavy lambs sold on a par with last ...