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Better quality, prices

There was a slight lift in prices paid for the best of the store lambs yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards. A total of 2080 store lambs were offered and all were sold; generally the quality was higher this week. KJ & RE Fisher, at Motu, were...

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Prices ease slightly

There was a total yarding of 2105 sheep at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, including 1871 store lambs, and prices eased slightly on the sale two weeks ago. MW & AM Flood topped that section, selling 46 heavy, recently shorn ram lambs for...

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Top quality at weaner heifer fair

There were 863 weaner heifers sold at Wednesday’s Matawhero Weaner Heifer Fair, plus about 50 older cattle, a much smaller yarding than in previous years. The quality was excellent, but there were only four outside buyers operating from South...

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Total clearance, good prices at Matawhero

Approximately 540 cattle were sold yesterday at Matawhero, to a small crowd of mostly vendors, and there was a total clearance with good prices paid for all classes. Arakihi Station sold a pen of six South Devon cross 18 month steers, weighing...

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Another small sheep sale

Yesterday’s sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards was another small one, with just 541 head yarded in total. There were 37 ewes in the prime pens and they sold from $65 down to $51. Te Wera Station was the only vendor of store lambs. Their first...

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Store lamb prices remain depressed

Five vendors were brave enough yesterday to send store lambs to the weekly Matawhero sale but prices for these lambs remain very depressed, with no sign of improvement until meat schedule prices lift. The larger lambs, of which there were few, still...

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