There was great support at the recent Hobson & Co NG Kerk sale held in Paterson on 01 November. 317 cattle, 6 sheep and 2 horses were sold at the sale with prices being excellent. Calves were fetching over R21/kg while slaughter C grades were fetching over R15/kg. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Bulls | 10 | R6205.00 | R13.47/kg |
Cows | 75 | R6104.67 | R14.40/kg |
Calves | 123 | R4168.70 | R21.19/kg |
Heifers | 17 | R5235.29 | R17.06/kg |
Oxen | 13 | R5846.18 | R13.89/kg |
Fries/Jersey X | 72 | R2492.36 | R11.55/kg |
Cows & Calves | 7 | R6871.43 | R6871.43 |