21st Jul 2019
On Wednesday, 17 July 2019, ALS Beefmasters held its production auction at Lofdal, New Castle. It was a successful day, with an average of R49 029 for the bulls and R18116 for the cows with calves. The most expensive bull was sold for R76 000 to Mr Jaco van Dyk, from Taba Farming. The pregnant heifers were auctioned for [...]
27th Jun 2019
On Wednesday, 19 June 2019, Niekerksrust held its 54th production auction at Viljoenskroon. It was a successful day, with an average of R12 230 for the rams and R5 306 for the ewes. The most expensive ram was sold for R30 000 to Mr Pieter Booyens, from Koppies, and Mr Deon van Wyk, from Delmas, bought the most expensive ewe for R12 000.
20th Jun 2019
The mohair market came under pressure at the last sale of the 2019 summer season, with the average market indicator decreasing with 2.0% to close at R284.43/kg. The relatively large offering of 127 199 kg consisted of some good quality mohair, with 98% of the offering sold. The average market indicator of kid mohair decreased 1.5% to close at R529.84/kg while [...]