There were 943 Sheep and Goats and 630 cattle on the recent Hobson & Co Grahamstown sale. Prices were as follows:
Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
Thin Lambs | 5 | R600 | R18.50/kg |
Lambs A2+ | 495 | R866.41 | R23.36/kg |
Store Lambs | 42 | R763.57 | R22.99/kg |
Lambs AB Grade | 55 | R925.00 | R22.98/kg |
Mutton C1 | 129 | R755.74 | R16.91/kg |
Mutton C2+ | 85 | R983.88 | R17.08/kg |
Rams (Slaughter) | 2 | R1050.00 | R15.00/kg |
Boergoat Kapaters <35kg | 57 | R599.12 | R29.11/kg |
Boergoat Kapaters >35kg | 2 | R1140.00 | R21.51/kg |
Maiden Boergoat Ewes | 70 | R665.43 | R29.41/kg |
Boergoat Ewes | 2 | R1010.00 | R21.04/kg |
Boergoat Rams | 1 | R700.00 | R14.00/kg |
Angora Kapaters | 1 | R400.00 | R16.00/kg |
Cows (Very Thin) | 39 | R4906.41 | R11.32/kg |
Store Cows/C1 | 93 | R5186.56 | R11.90/kg |
Cows C2+ | 50 | R7316.00 | R13.92/kg |
Cows & Calves | 32 | R7637.50 | R7637.50 |
Bulls (Slaughter) | 19 | R8005.15 | R13.89/kg |
A Grades (A2+) | 1 | R6050.00 | R15.51/kg |
AB Grade (Thin) | 12 | R5683.33 | R15.12/kg |
AB Grades (AB2+) | 20 | R5230.00 | R14.09/kg |
Light Heifers <180kg | 65 | R3360.71 | R19.30/kg |
Heifers 181-210kg | 19 | R3589.47 | R18.56/kg |
Heifers 211-250kg | 5 | R4500.00 | R18.37/kg |
Heifers 251-280kg | 1 | R4600.00 | R17.36/kg |
Heifers 281-320kg | 2 | R3300.00 | 11.07/kg |
Heifers 320+kg | 2 | R4550.00 | R12.91/kg |
Light Tollies <180kg | 70 | R3726.43 | R21.26/kg |
Tollies 181-210kg | 35 | R3847.36 | R20.40/kg |
Tollies 211-250kg | 31 | R4856.45 | R20.69/kg |
Tollies 251-280kg | 31 | R4138.71 | R15.44/kg |
Tollies 280-320kg | 16 | R4665.63 | R15.91/kg |
Tollies 320+kg | 2 | R4875.00 | R14.77/kg |
Nguni Heifers 181-210kg | 15 | R2993.33 | R17.66/kg |
Nguni Heifers 251-280kg | 4 | R4050.00 | R17.69/kg |
Nguni Heifers 281-320kg | 14 | R3878.57 | R14.80/kg |
Light Nguni Tollies <180kg | 8 | R1887.50 | R11.53/kg |
Nguni Tollies 211-250kg | 18 | R2863.86 | R12.27/kg |
Nguni Tollies 251-280kg | 6 | R3750.00 | R13.64/kg |
NguniTollies 280-320kg | 2 | R3550.00 | R12.54/kg |
Jersey Calves | 15 | R2646.67 | R10.68/kg |