The final Hobson & Co sale for the year was held in Bathurst on Wendensday 10 December. Everyone was in a spirited mood, with the buyers filling their trucks before the festive rush. Prices ended the year off on a high and were as follows:
Type of stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
AB Grades (Thin) | 3 | R5233.33 | R14.42/kg |
AB Grades (AB2+) | 3 | R7866.67 | R17.10/kg |
Bulls (Slaughter) | 9 | R8722.22 | R14.20/kg |
Cows (Very Thin/C0) | 19 | R3671.05 | R10.52/kg |
Cows (Store/C1) | 57 | R5344.74 | R13.09/kg |
Cows (C2+) | 56 | R8473.33 | R16.53/kg |
Cows & Calves | 4 | R6100.00 | R6100.00 |
Slaughter Oxen | 4 | R11450.00 | R17.37/kg |
Heifers <180kg | 2 | R2050.00 | R16.80/kg |
Heifers 211-250kg | 11 | R4254.00 | R21.90/kg |
Heifers 251-280kg | 6 | R4066.67 | R15.22/kg |
Heifers 281-320kg | 4 | R4000.00 | R14.01/kg |
Tollies <180kg | 21 | R2838.10 | R17.73/kg |
Tollies 181-210kg | 7 | R3692.86 | R18.85/kg |
Tollies 211-250kg | 21 | R4596.56 | R19.60/kg |
Tollies 321kg+ | 2 | R4575.00 | R13.86/kg |
Nguni Heifers <180kg | 7 | R2514.94 | R15.73/kg |
Nguni Heifers 181-210kg | 7 | R3000.00 | R16.57/kg |
Nguni Heifers 211-250kg | 7 | R4000.00 | R14.81/kg |
Nguni Heifers 251-280kg | 5 | R3720.00 | R13.27/kg |
Nguni Tollies <180kg | 3 | R1066.67 | R9.20/kg |
Nguni Tollies 181-210kg | 8 | R2781.27 | R14.77/kg |
Nguni Tollies 251-280kg | 1 | R1200.00 | R4.37/kg |