There were 649 Sheep & Goats and 363 Cattle Bought and sold at the recent Hobson & Co Grahamstown Monthly auction. Prices were above market, with mutton selling extremely well on the day.
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Ewes | 257 | R875.47 | R17.27/kg |
Lambs | 295 | R746.08 | R19.52/kg |
Rams | 8 | R846.25 | R12.97/kg |
Boergoats | 1 | R790.00 | R11.97/kg |
Other Goats | 88 | R438.13 | R12.09/kg |
Cows | 62 | R4717.74 | R10.58/kg |
Calves | 218 | R2992.78 | R15.68/kg |
Bulls | 5 | R7380.00 | R13.01/kg |
Cows & Calves | 29 | R5651.02 | R- |
Heifers | 20 | R5175.00 | R13.65/kg |
Oxen | 27 | R5783.77 | R13.02/kg |
Fries/Jersey X | 2 | R1650.00 | R8.68/kg |