Farmer’s Weekly – 23 August 2019

Auction

Sales

AUCTIONS

Ermelo– TheHurwitzFarmingBoransalewasheldatthe
BullRingon3 August.
Thehighest-pricedbull,WZ 1456 Jameson,wassoldto
CyrilRamaphosaforR500000.Bullsachievedanaverage
priceofR123888.Thesecond-highest-pricedbull,BH 15 47,
wassoldtoJacovanderWaltofWaltkonVleisin
NaboomspruitforR140000.
Thehighest-pricedin-calfheifer,BH 17 1919,wassoldto
LizReillyofImpofuRanchinginSwazilandforR170000.
In-calfheifersachievedanaveragepriceofR55444.Reilly
alsoboughtthehighest-pricedcowwithcalf,GN 15 46,
forR130000.CowswithcalvesaveragedR70000.
TheauctionwasconductedbyVleissentraalErmelo,
withJohanvanderNestastheauctioneer.–Staffreporter

Hurwitz Farming BoranSale

HIGHEST:(BULL)R500 000

BELOW:Thehighest-pricedbull,WZ 14 56,soldforR500000. SUPPLIED

ToplaceanupcomingauctioneventintheClassifieds
Auctionssection,contactReneMoonsamyon 0870878900
orat [email protected],orNatashaKockon 0870878899
orat [email protected]
thissection,emailJanineRyanat [email protected].

6 August 2019 Price

Beef

Weaner calves < 200kg R31,06/kg

Weaner calves 200kg - 250kg R30,10/kg

Weaner calves > 250kg R28,55/kg

A-class R25,25/kg

B-class R 2 0,7 7/kg

C-class cows (thin) R15,50/kg - R17,01/kg

C-class cows (fat) R19,05/kg

Slaughter bulls R21,07/kg

Mutton and lamb

Feeder lambs > 30kg R35,65/kg

Slaughter lambs R30,91/kg

Feeder ewes R26/kg

Fat ewes R25,94/kg

Goats

Lambs R38,03/kg

Ewes R28,55/kg FOR MORE INFORMATION, PHONE CHRIS DERKSEN ON 082 807 5961

MARKET REPORT

Best livestock prices: northern Free State

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Ermelo – The OTVL Bull and Ram sale was held on

30 and 31 July at the Ermelo Showgrounds.

The highest-priced animal was the Drakensberger bull

WA 00 6, which was sold by Petrus Taljaard of Talman

Drakensberger in Ermelo to Koos van Niekerk of Amersfoort

for R105 000. Drakensberger bulls averaged R56 527.

Braford bulls achieved an average price of R51 250,

Simbra bulls averaged R48 846, Beefmaster and Brangus

bulls averaged R47 500, Simmentaler bulls averaged

R43 482, and Huguenot bulls averaged R43 055. Brahman

bulls averaged R41 354, Bonsmara bulls R41 250, Sussex

bulls R37 500, Boran and Charolais bulls R35 000,

Limousin bulls R34 583, and Hereford bulls R27 500.

The highest-priced ram was a Merino veld ram,

which was sold by Jan Greyling of Wakkerstroom to

Stefan Landman of Wakkerstroom for R40 000. Merino

veld rams were sold for an average of R10 296.

SA Mutton Merino rams achieved an average price of

R9 538, while Merino rams averaged R8 227. Ile de France

rams averaged R8 884, Merino Landskaap rams

R7 125, and Dohne Merino rams R4 333.

The sale was conducted by Vleissentraal Ermelo, with Paul

Botha and Mike Killassy as the auctioneers. – Staff reporter

OTVL Bull and Ram Sale

HIGHEST: (BULL) R105 000

BELOW: The highest-priced bull, WA 00 6, sold for R105 000. SUPPLIED