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Farm gate newsletter for March 20th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as March 20th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   47 -151 115   147 76
  SI   40 - 152 116   143 71
Prime NI   99 - 177 138   215 137
  SI   118 - 203 161   265 159
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

285

285   339 238
Prime SI   236 - 296 268    338 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 146 148 158 115 163 113
  SI 144 144 149 108 159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 850 920 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 840 840 900 640 940 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 126 128 136 113 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 120 121 133 112 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 585 585 613 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 566 569 594 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI 585 585 600 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 523 523 541 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 618 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 610 460 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 478 413 317 479 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   631 631 625 958 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   324 315 315 265 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   307 306 285 261 316 184
 Merino   1678 1678 1581 1208 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   296 307 285 261 332 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,929 9,988 8,658 7,029 10,393 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,579 6,416 5,542 4,395 6,579 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,653 6,727 5,722 4,954 6,979 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   9,282 8,782 7,755 5,848 9,381 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 = $2.98
    * before retentions      

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