There were 1024 sheep and 243 cattle on sale at the Bedford Christmas sale. Many prizes were on offer, with competition fierce between friends for bragging rights to this years competition. The champion of the yard was awarded to Drix White for his magnificent ox weighing 1235kg. The cattle were judged by Mr Andrew Masterson and Tubby du Preez. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Rams | 52 | R837.12 | R13.83/kg |
Lambs (Thin) | 10 | R710.00 | R20.58/kg |
Lambs (A2+) | 270 | R1151.10 | R24.28/kg |
Mutton (Trade/C1) | 78 | R781.50 | R16.04/kg |
Mutton (C2+) | 621 | R1012.54 | R18.65/kg |
Angoras | 46 | R687.50 | R13.49/kg |
A Grades (A2+) | 35 | R9382.86 | R19.56/kg |
AB Grades (Thin) | 1 | R7300.00 | R14.04/kg |
AB Grades (AB2+) | 10 | R10370.00 | R18.57/kg |
B Grades (B2+) | 5 | R11440.00 | R17.50/kg |
Bulls (Slaughter) | 9 | R10766.67 | R15.31/kg |
Cows (Very Thin/C0) | 1 | R4000.00 | R12.90/kg |
Cows (Store/C1) | 5 | R4560.00 | R11.19/kg |
Cows (C2+) | 98 | R7740.31 | R14.86/kg |
Slaughter Oxen | 28 | R12650.00 | R16.43/kg |
Frieslans Cavles | 2 | R2500.00 | R10.00/kg |
Tollies 181-210kg | 2 | R2750.00 | R12.64/kg |
Tollies 211-250kg | 1 | R3000.00 | R13.64/kg |
Tollies 321kg+ | 1 | R3300.00 | R10.48/kg |