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Farm gate newsletter for September 25th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as September 25th 2022.

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   50 - 222 144   147 72
  SI  

80 - 239

136   148 96
Prime NI   120 -257 189   215 135
  SI   150 - 279 215   265 154
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   322 - 363 346   358 254
Prime SI   204 - 358 336    347 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 166 162 156 162 165 135
  SI 160 159 155 156 160 129
Local trade (c/kg) NI 940 940 900 940 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 960 950 925 940 960 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 135 135 131 145 149 107
(21.0kg MX1) SI 129 131 129 144 145 104
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 670 640 595 613 670 483
  (270-295kg) SI 626 613 586 569 626 431
M2 Bull NI 625 610 585 573 625 535
  (296-320kg) SI 553 548 534 534 597 457
Local Trade P2 NI 688 688 608 648 688 488
  (180-280kg) SI 660 650 610 620 660 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 507 504 480 404 506 332
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   615 629 640 637 830 526
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   406 426 349 400 428 245
Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   309 298 294

282

320 254
Merino   1967 3120 1743 1940 3120 1148
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   273 288 272 285 345 258
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,329 8,478 9,834 7,154 10,393 5,643
  Skim milk powder   6,178 5,741 6,768

4,761

6,891 4,292
  Wholemilk powder   6,502 5,567 6,529 5,323 6,979 4,292
 Cheese - cheddar   8,965 8,154 7,716 6,195 9,557 5,696
               
  Fonterra milk price  

2021/22 final payout $9.30*

2022/23 forecast $8.50 -$10.00*($9.25)
  Fonterra dividend   2021/22 final payout $0.20  2022/23 forecast $0.45 -$0.60
      NZX FCG = $2.81
    * before retentions      

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