There were 962 sheep & goats and 218 cattle at the recent Bedford fatstock Christmas sale. Prices were astronomical with some C-Grade beef fetching over R20/kg. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
A GRADE (THIN) | 1 | R 6 000.00 | R 18.18 |
A GRADE A2+ | 30 | R 9 676.67 | R 21.58 |
AB GRADE A2+ | 6 | R 11 883.33 | R 21.87 |
ANGORA KAPATER(S) | 25 | R 550.00 | R 12.97 |
BULL (SLAUGHTER) | 3 | R 15 466.67 | R 18.90 |
B GRADE B2+ | 1 | R 18 600.00 | R 21.88 |
BOERGOAT KAPATER(S) <35KG | 31 | R 692.26 | R 29.21 |
BOERGOAT KAPATER(S) >35KG | 7 | R 1 230.00 | R 19.34 |
BOERGOAT EWE(S) | 7 | R 1 010.00 | R 18.60 |
COW (VERY THIN) | 9 | R 5 177.78 | R 11.78 |
STORE COW/C1 | 37 | R 4 927.03 | R 14.16 |
FAT COW C2+ | 67 | R 9 375.37 | R 18.51 |
COW & CALF | 1 | R 2 500.00 | R 7.35 |
LIGHT HEIFER(S) <180KG | 1 | R 3 200.00 | R 17.78 |
HEIFER(S) 211-250KG | 3 | R 4 350.00 | R 18.38 |
HEIFER(S) >321KG | 1 | R 3 600.00 | R 11.43 |
LAMB(S) (THIN) | 10 | R 770.00 | R 25.25 |
LAMB(S) A2+ | 46 | R 1 009.57 | R 27.97 |
LAMB(S) AB GRADE | 10 | R 1 330.00 | R 28.91 |
MUTTON (TRADE/THIN) | 94 | R 883.30 | R 18.72 |
MUTTON C2+ | 693 | R 1 117.11 | R 22.00 |
SLAUGHTER OX(EN) | 38 | R 11 342.11 | R 18.78 |
RAM(S) (SLAUGHTER) | 39 | R 1 241.79 | R 17.81 |
LIGHT TOLLIE(S) <180KG | 3 | R 2 333.33 | R 21.12 |
TOLLIE(S) 181-210KG | 6 | R 2 550.00 | R 13.03 |
TOLLIE(S) 211-250KG | 1 | R 3 500.00 | R 15.22 |