Hoggets at Mount Pleasant reach $230

In the sheep yarding, made up predominantly of lambs and hoggets, one hogget from BW&KJ Reschke, Mannum reached the top price of $230, with the vendor also making $216 for two lambs, and $216 for three ewes.

RD Thiele, Monarto South, also made $230 for one hogget, and sold 13 lambs knocked down at $222, plus another five at $194.

MC&ML Blenkiron, Mt Pleasant, made the top wether price, for one at $224, and also sold a hogget for $230.

Two hoggets from Wongarah Pastoral, Mount Pleasant, made $230 as well.

Mannum vendor DJ Fromm had four lambs knocked down at $196, and also made $192 for six ewes.

Larger lines of lambs came from Hearnden Farms, Keyneton, which sold 19 at $190, and also from fellow Barossa vendor TJ Rogers, Craneford, selling 22 at $175.

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In the cattle ring, PA&FT Frahn, Mannum, made top price honours in the steers and heifer yardings. They sold three Limousin-cross heifers at $1800, three Limousin-cross steers - two at $2020 and one at $1900 - and one Murray Grey steer at $1880.

D&M&C Schultz, Cambrai, weren't far behind, selling one Angus steer at $1820.

MacLachlan Pewsey Vale, Pewsey Vale, offered three Poll Hereford cows, one which made $1800 and the other two being knocked down at $1400.

G&A Gum, Keyneton, sold two Murray Grey cows, one at $1640 and the other at $1460, while RJ&KD Sibley sold one at $1500, also a Murray Grey.

SB&R Vivian, Manuum, sold a Limousin cow with calf at-foot at $2600, while Hamley Bridge vendor DD Smith sold two black baldy cows with calves at-foot at $2580.

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