MEAT TRADING & RELATED OPERATIONS

KLK has three abattoirs in Calvinia, Carnarvon and Upington do the slaughter and sale of sheep and beef carcasses. SA Dorper manages the processing and export of dorper skins and the processing of hides.

Weekly Meat Prices

Prices

Meat Prices

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Beef & Sheep Graph

Slaughter prices are guaranteed weekly. Classification and health inspections is done by a independent company, IMQS. Carcasses are sold mainly in the metro areas of the Western Cape, Durban and Gauteng.

All producers are invited to attend the slaughter of their livestock and to pose questions to both the grader and the health inspector.

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For slaughter reservations and further enquiries contact:
Charl Joubert +27 (0) 54 337 7514

Upington abattoir drop-off times:

Monday to Thursday: 06:30 – 21:30
Sundays: 14:00 – 20:00
Please note: Animals will not be accepted and slaughtered on Fridays after 09:00.

LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS & SHEEP FEEDLOT

Livestock and moveable goods are regularly auctioned and sold. Trained KLK marketers offer liaison services and livestock classification. KLK owns a sheep feedlot with a 4 500 capacity to prepare the livestock for the market.

Karakul Pelts

Market Report

Market Report-March 2018

Market Report-September 2017

Market Report-April 2017

Auctions & Technical Services

Commercial auctions of small stock and large stock, studs, movables and clearance sales are hosted throughout the year. Regular calendar auctions are held in Upington Olifantshoek, Kuruman, Postmasburg, Vanzylsrus.

 

Liaison duties of breeding and slaughter stock as well as the classification of animals is conducted by a well trained team of expert marketing officials. Classification of ewes and the purchase of rams can be organised with the relevant marketing officials in your area.

 

KLK is the only organisation that handles Karakul pelts in the RSA. Two pelt auctions are held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. Pelts are collected in Upington and sent to Windhoek where they are sorted and shipped to Denmark.

 

Sheep Feedlot

A well-equipped feedlot with a standing capacity of 6 500 small stock can be used by producers to round off their animals in order to get them market ready.