There were 262 sheep and 252 cattle on offer at the recent Bedford sale. Prices were outstanding for both trade sheep and slaughter cattle. Prices were as follows:

Type of Stock No Average Price Average Price/kg
A GRADE (THIN) 1 R 3 500.00 R 10.77
AB GRADE (THIN) 8 R 7 750.00 R 20.18
AB GRADE A2+ 5 R 9 320.00 R 20.77
BULL (SLAUGHTER) 13 R 10 907.69 R 20.74
COW (VERY THIN) 51 R 6 290.20 R 16.94
STORE COW/C1 61 R 8 395.90 R 19.05
FAT COW C2+ 92 R 10 196.74 R 20.95
HEIFER(S) 211-250KG 1 R 7 450.00 R 31.04
LAMB(S) A2+ 32 R 1 258.44 R 30.34
MUTTON (VERY THIN) 1 R 940.00 R 14.46
MUTTON C1 72 R 1 122.50 R 26.20
MUTTON C2+ 117 R 1 247.35 R 25.07
NGUNI LIGHT TOLLIE(S) <180KG 2 R 2 950.00 R 15.73
NGUNI TOLLIE(S) 281 -320KG 1 R 4 600.00 R 15.59
SLAUGHTER OX(EN) 13 R 10 261.54 R 20.75
RAM(S) (SLAUGHTER) 43 R 1 220.93 R 16.94
TOLLIE(S) 281 -320KG 4 R 6 475.00 R 21.06