New season lambs outnumbered hoggets at Feilding on Monday. The top cuts earned $187-$192 with heavy pens $160-$179. Top ewes managed $194 while good numbers were $180-$189 and the rest $101-$149. A big yarding of cattle offered a mix of types which included store 2-year Angus bulls. Several ex-sires had good results for what they were: up to $3.13/kg for a 650kg Friesian and $2.90/kg for 670kg Hereford. A few good-conditioned Friesian cows, 510-650kg, earned $1.94-$1.95/kg, but most were 485-600kg medium–good pens at $1.73-$1.85/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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