There were 266 cattle which came under the hammer at the recent Hobson & Co Preston Park sale. The sale ran smoothly even with the torrential downpour which halted proceedings for a short while. Prices were exceptional with fat cows achieving outstanding prices.
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Bulls | 7 | R7828.57 | R12.25/kg |
Cows | 50 | R7645.00 | R13.46/kg |
Calves | 146 | R3719.18 | R15.68/kg |
Heifers | 8 | R3821.23 | R12.41/kg |
Oxen | 36 | R5317.65 | R14.71/kg |
Cows & Calves | 21 | R6638.10 | R6638.10 |