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Livestock schedule averages

These prices are the average of a range of processor schedules which are supplied to us.

August 10, 2026 price range  
    this 4
wks
3
mths
1
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52 weeks
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor schedule prices ...          
LAMB ($/hd) including 1kg woolly pelt    
17.5 kg YX  NI 206 197 178 165 206 168
  SI 203 196 176 163 203 166
BEEF (c/kg)          
P2 Steer NI 983 950 885 815 983 830
(270-295kg) SI 959 924 870 780 959 815
               
M2 Bull NI 975 948 890 783 975 783
(296-320kg) SI 970 864 819 663 970 703
VENISON ($/hd) gross          
AP Stag 60kg NI 1110 1110 1080 990 1110 1010
  SI 1105 1105 1070 995 1105 995
               
DAIRY (US$/tonne)          
  Butter GDT 5,225 5,336 5,525 7,214 6,895 5,225
  SMP GDT 3,261 3,135 3,547 2,805 3,552 2,424
  WMP GDT 3,483 3,425 3,741 4,012 4,036 3,143
  Cheddar GDT 3,723 3,900 4,611 4,575 4,925 3,586
               
Fonterra milk price 2024/25 payout $10.16 2026/27 payout $9.25
Fonterra dividend 2024/25 final $0.57 2026/27 estm $0.50-$0.65
      NZX FSF - $7.05

This data is the source of our charts, here.