All sections were competitive at Canterbury Park last Tuesday. The best of the higher yielding steers included Simmental-cross and Hereford-Friesian, 638-690kg, that fetched $3.00-$3.03/kg while other lines over 500kg with good yield typically sold for $2.88-$2.98/kg. R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 321kg, made $2.65/kg. Plenty of medium-sized, woolly Corriedale featured in the store lamb pens and mostly made $143-$152 while similar meat breeds earned $134-$148. The very heavy end of the prime lambs reached $200-$212 with most of the section good and heavy types that earned $146-$199. The top 10% of the ewes were very heavy lines that earned $211-$290 with the balance generally $130-$198. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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