Buyers were committed to the cause at Stortford Lodge last Monday, and there was a noted boost to the sheep market. Ewe prices lifted. Good to heavy lines made $159-$186, and medium-good, $130-$154.50. The hogget section followed a similar path and 70% of the 1100 penned exceeded $200.
Close to 90 cattle were penned, with a line of 24 dairy cows boosting volume.
Stortford Lodge prime cattle and sheep 14.10
Boner dairy-cross cows, 559kg, made $2.30/kg
Prime Angus and Angus-cross steers and heifers, 544-815kg, firmed to $3.07-$3.19/kg
Very heavy ewes lifted to $197-$222
Very heavy male hoggets firmed to $215-$235
Heavy mixed-sex hoggets firmed to $190-$225
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