There were 573 Sheep & Goats and 431 cattle on offer at the recent Grahamstown sale. Prices for small stock were astronomical, with Jono Sparks achieving R55.68 for a group of 16 Kapaters. Gary Phillips also sold 42 magnificent heavy trade oxen with fetched between R23-R27/kg Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
A GRADE (THIN) | 21 | R 5 861.90 | R 24.92 |
A GRADE A2+ | 1 | R 8 600.00 | R 21.39 |
AB GRADE (THIN) | 36 | R 7 355.56 | R 23.39 |
AB GRADE A2+ | 20 | R 9 867.50 | R 21.20 |
ANGORA EWE(S) | 9 | R 900.00 | R 20.93 |
ANGORA RAM(S) | 12 | R 656.25 | R 14.04 |
BULL (SLAUGHTER) | 30 | R 13 591.67 | R 22.21 |
BOERGOAT KAPATER(S) <35KG | 14 | R 1 476.79 | R 56.18 |
SAVANNAH EWE(S) | 1 | R 1 800.00 | R 42.86 |
BOERGOAT KAPATER(S) >35KG | 22 | R 2 354.55 | R 52.70 |
BOERGOAT MAIDEN EWE(S) | 5 | R 1 660.00 | R 47.43 |
BOERGOAT EWE(S) | 6 | R 1 612.50 | R 34.07 |
SAVANNAH RAM(S) | 2 | R 1 587.50 | R 35.28 |
XB GOATS | 28 | R 1 644.64 | R 47.93 |
COW (VERY THIN) | 17 | R 5 982.35 | R 19.72 |
STORE COW/C1 | 74 | R 7 976.35 | R 19.55 |
FAT COW C2+ | 34 | R 9 823.53 | R 20.61 |
COW & CALF | 15 | R 11 520.00 | R 23.99 |
LIGHT HEIFER(S) <180KG | 9 | R 4 538.89 | R 29.95 |
HEIFER(S) 181 -210KG | 9 | R 6 300.00 | R 31.50 |
HEIFER(S) 211-250KG | 7 | R 7 314.29 | R 29.87 |
JERSEY CALVES | 4 | R 3 200.00 | R 20.71 |
LAMB(S) (THIN) | 159 | R 1 199.37 | R 43.92 |
LAMB(S) A2+ | 125 | R 1 582.04 | R 41.31 |
LAMB RAM(S) | 1 | R 2 325.00 | R 36.33 |
STORE LAMB(S) | 58 | R 1 083.62 | R 44.27 |
LAMB(S) AB GRADE | 9 | R 1 416.67 | R 39.60 |
MUTTON C1 | 8 | R 1 625.00 | R 32.83 |
MUTTON C2+ | 95 | R 1 675.58 | R 31.90 |
EWE(S) & LAMB(S) | 1 | R 1 425.00 | R 32.39 |
NGUNI LIGHT HEIFER(S) >180KG | 2 | R 2 000.00 | R 14.49 |
NGUNI HEIFER(S) 181 -210KG | 13 | R 5 330.77 | R 28.62 |
NGUNI LIGHT TOLLIE(S) <180KG | 12 | R 2 750.00 | R 18.58 |
NGUNI TOLLIE(S) 181 -210KG | 12 | R 5 741.67 | R 29.49 |
TRADE OX(EN) | 49 | R 9 951.02 | R 25.18 |
SLAUGHTER OX(EN) | 9 | R 9 577.78 | R 23.55 |
RAM(S) (SLAUGHTER) | 18 | R 1 514.44 | R 28.35 |
LIGHT TOLLIE(S) <180KG | 21 | R 5 185.71 | R 33.45 |
TOLLIE(S) 181-210KG | 11 | R 5 927.27 | R 31.11 |
TOLLIE(S) 211-250KG | 12 | R 6 608.33 | R 30.55 |
TOLLIE(S) 251 -280KG | 13 | R 8 415.38 | R 31.78 |