There were 842 Sheep and 187 Cattle at the recent Hobson & Co Bedford Sale. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Rams | 121 | R727.64 | R11.73/kg |
Ewes | 391 | R823.09 | R16.67/kg |
Lambs | 320 | R825.77 | R22.13/kg |
Angoras | 10 | R350.00 | R6.69/kg |
Bulls (Slaughter) | 30 | R7475.00 | R14.49/kg |
Cows (Very Thin) | 2 | R4025.00 | R10.81/kg |
Store Cows/C1 | 4 | R6125.00 | R12.13/kg |
Fat Cows C2+ | 108 | R8093.06 | R14.44/kg |
Cows & Calves | 1 | R6900.00 | R6900.00 |
A Grade (Thin) | 4 | R4425.00 | R12.48/kg |
A Grade (A2+) | 16 | R7656.25 | R17.85/kg |
AB Grade (Thin) | 2 | R5750.00 | R13.45/kg |
AB Grade (AB2+) | 8 | R7137.50 | R16.10/kg |
B Grade (B2+) | 1 | R5100.00 | R13.25/kg |
Heifers 251 -280KG | 1 | R4300.00 | R16.23/kg |
Heifers 281 -320KG | 1 | R3950.00 | R13.39/kg |
Tollies 211 -250KG | 3 | R4133.33 | R18.51/kg |
Tollies 250 -280KG | 1 | R4600.00 | R17.04/kg |
Tollies 281 -320KG | 2 | R4200.00 | R14.61/kg |
Tollies >321+ | 3 | R4633.33 | R13.64/kg |