There were 410 Sheep and 256 Cattle on offer at the recent Bedford monthly sale. Slaughter prices were once again outstanding with some fat cows fetching over R17/kg. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Rams | 14 | R990.71 | R13.87/kg |
Trade Sheep | 368 | R973.80 | R20.60/kg |
Ram Lambs | 28 | R686.78 | R18.24/kg |
A Grades (A2+) | 30 | R6606.67 | R16.45/kg |
AB Grades (AB2+) | 11 | R7018.18 | R16.82/kg |
Bulls (Slaughter) | 14 | R9535.71 | R15.09/kg |
Cows (Store/C1) | 31 | R6048.39 | R12.92/kg |
Cows (C2+) | 119 | R7739.50 | R15.38/kg |
Cows & Calves | 2 | R10000.00 | R10000.00 |
Heifers 181-210kg | 11 | R3600.00 | R19.15/kg |
Heifers 250-280kg | 1 | R4850.00 | R17.96/kg |
Heifers 281-320kg | 4 | R4425.00 | R14.10/kg |
Heifers 321kg+ | 2 | R4775.00 | R14.46/kg |
Slaughter Oxen | 15 | R8320.00 | R15.56/kg |
Tollies <180kg | 1 | R2250.00 | R18.75/kg |
Tollies 181-210kg | 9 | R4300.00 | R20.98/kg |
Tollies 210-250kg | 2 | R4650.00 | R20.67/kg |
Tollies 251-280kg | 2 | R4950.00 | R19.04/kg |
Tollies 281-320kg | 1 | R5300.00 | R18.28/kg |
Tollies 321kg+ | 1 | R4000.00 | R11.11/kg |