There were 567 sheep and 115 cattle at the recent Hobson & Co Buffelshoek sale held at Blaauwboshuil on Tuesday 21 October. Prices were very good with the quality on offer being very good. Notable prices were for trade sheep that sold for as much as 23.02/kg belonging to Mr Lood Lotter.
Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Rams | 9 | R971.11 | R14.85/kg |
Ewes | 397 | R907.08 | R18.45/kg |
Lambs | 161 | R873.35 | R25.06/kg |
Bulls | 5 | R5600.00 | R14.16/kg |
Cows | 32 | R7020.31 | R13.90/kg |
Calves | 26 | R4380.77 | R19.28/kg |
Heifers | 4 | R5300.00 | R16.31/kg |
Oxen | 48 | R6259.38 | R14.85/kg |