There was huge support at the recent Grahamstown monthly sale. 1232 sheep (the most sheep sold on a Grahamstown sale in more than 3 yrs) and 463 cattle came under the hammer. A Good day was had by all, with Justin Stirk selling his dorper rams. They averaged R3687.50 for the 8 on offer. Prices for the stock fair were once again exceptional and were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Dorper Rams | 8 | R3687.50 | R3687.50 |
Rams | 11 | R907.81 | R12.77/kg |
Ewes | 391 | R908.75 | R19.99/kg |
Lambs | 545 | R870.05 | R25.77/kg |
Boergoats | 124 | R1019.23 | R28.01/kg |
Boergoat Kids | 8 | R900.00 | R36.00/kg |
XB Goats/Angoras | 145 | R561.59 | R16.28/kg |
Bulls | 9 | R8722.22 | R14.26/kg |
Cows | 166 | R5436.35 | R13.94/kg |
Calves | 114 | R3935.30 | R20.79/kg |
Heifers | 88 | R3485.50 | R18.03/kg |
Oxen | 74 | R4778.78 | R15.17/kg |
Cows & Calves | 12 | R5425.00 | R5425.00 |