The ox fetched R21 250 and was bred by Ferrero Bonsmaras from Harrismith. The directors are Kiewiet and Annie Ferreira and their sons, Nelius, Theo and Johan. They focus on stud breeding and the breeding of weaners that are finished in their own feedlot and then yield about 62%.
Nelius says they usually enter far fewer cattle for the Eeram fatstock show and auction, but because it is their centenary this year, they took 400 cattle to the show.
Photo: Charl van Rooyen
A total of 600 cattle and 1 000 sheep were offered at the auction.
An ox fetched the highest price of R24 100 and a lot of cows achieved the second-highest price when they were sold for R24 050 each.
The highest price for supers (a farmer’s term for A-grade) was R21 250. The most expensive lot of bulls fetched R18 700 each, the most expensive lot of heifers was sold for R18 100, and the highest price for a lot of calves was R9 450.
Oxen averaged R19 140, bulls R17 720, heifers R14 809, cows R14 732 and supers R14 566.
Photo: Charl van Rooyen
The highest price at the small stock auction was for a lot of lambs that sold for R3 650 each. Lambs averaged R1 650. The most expensive lot of ewes was sold for R2 350. The average price of ewes was R1 999. The highest price for a lot of rams was R3 200, with the average price being R3 080.
The show took place on 28 and 29 August at the Eeram Farmers’ Association’s kraals, where it also has a meeting and reception hall and an auction complex. The auction was conducted by Vleissentraal. Lukas Kleynhans auctioned the cattle and Japie van der Merwe auctioned the sheep.
