The year ended off with a bang at the last Hobson & Co sale of 2013. 344 Cattle were auctioned off. The quality of cattle on offer was very mixed. Milo Mills of Salem sold some outstanding feedlot A Grades, as well as NH Elliott & Son selling magnificent C Grades. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Bulls | 2 | R8925.00 | R12.61/kg |
Cows | 57 | R5522.46 | R12.83/kg |
Calves | 185 | R3106.32 | R15.41/kg |
Heifers | 5 | R4020.00 | R13.30/kg |
Oxen | 47 | R6920.21 | R15.66/kg |
Cows & Calves | 24 | R5808.33 | R5808.33 |
Frieslands | 13 | R1926.92 | R9.02/kg |
Lambs | 11 | R1019.09 | R22.46/kg |