There were 858 Sheep & Goats and 625 cattle that came under the hammer on the recent Hobson & Co monthly Grahamstown auction. Incredibly, 46 buyers registered for the auction. Hobson & Co in conjunction with the farmers association held a fat stock competition, with farmers lining up to take the top honours. Prizes were as follows:
Best pen of lambs (5 or more to count)
- 1st Prize: NR Rademan (Sold for R22.63/kg)
- 2nd Prize: Sunkist (Sold for R21.05/kg)
Best pen of Mutton (5 or more to count)
- 1st Prize: DB Pohl (Sold for R17.92/kg)
- 2nd Prize: JS Brown (Sold for R17.34/kg)
Fat Cow (2 to count)
- 1st Prize: CG Schoonbee (Sold for R15.89/kg)
- 2nd Prize: RG Tarr (Sold for R14.67/kg)
Fat Ox (2 to count)
- 1st Prize: Bottelgat Farming (Sold for R19.20/kg)
- 2nd Prize: Bottelgat Farming (Sold for R19.20/kg)
Winner of the Billy Mills trophy: Mike Palmer
Prices for the sale were as follows:
| Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
| Rams | 28 | R1030.71 | R16.25/kg |
| Ewes | 367 | R806.81 | R18.92/kg |
| Lambs | 352 | R747.01 | R21.94/kg |
| Goats | 106 | R745.94 | R18.21/kg |
| Kids | 5 | R842.00 | R32.38/kg |
| Bulls | 11 | R7445.45 | R13.62/kg |
| Cows (Fat) | 48 | R6518.15 | R14.23/kg |
| Cows (Store) | 96 | R5354.51 | R12.68/kg |
| Calves | 311 | R3182.07 | R16.31/kg |
| Heifers (300kg+) | 17 | R4070.59 | R15.66/kg |
| Oxen (300kg+) | 59 | R6068.64 | R15.98/kg |
| Cows & Calves | 81 | R6745.06 | R6745.06 |
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