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Farm gate newsletter for February 27th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 27th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   45 - 166 116   147 76
  SI   60 - 141 118   143 71
Prime NI   120 -198 159   215

150

  SI   120 - 205 163   265 163
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

252 -318

294

  339 238
Prime SI   276 -310 299    338 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 148 150 160 114 163 113
  SI 144 145 155

107

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 880 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 840 890 930 650 940 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 127 129 140 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 121 124 138 112 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 585 595 618 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 569 584 594 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI

585

590 600 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 523 528 541 403 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 648 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 620 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 478 437 413 318 478 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   631 625 707 958 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   317 312 288 265 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   310 280 281 227 316 184
 Merino   1678 1581

1638

1208

2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   332 296

327

293 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,916 9,404 8,116 7,094 9,988 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,370 6,052

5,391

4,436 6,416 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,678 6,234 5,847 5,000 6,727 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,722 8,470 7,570 5,903 8,785 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2020/21 final $7.54 2021/22 forecast $9.30 -$9.90*($9.60)
  Fonterra dividend   2020/21 final $0.20 2021/22 forecast $0.25 -$0.35
      NZX FCG = $3.10
    * before retentions      

for more detailed price data, by individual saleyard or processor, see our comprehensive listings here ยป