Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Rongotea sale 18.1

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It was a repeat of the previous sale at Rongotea with weaners and ex-service bulls making up the bulk of the large yarding, Darryl Harwood from New Zealand Farmers Livestock reported.
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Three-year Hereford bulls, 875kg, made $2.29/kg or $2000, while 542-607kg two-year bulls of the same breed went up to $1660, $2.52-$3.02/kg. Two-year Friesian bulls 444-538kg achieved $2.48-$2.68/kg, easing to $2.03-$2.33/kg for 392-636kg Jersey’s. Cross-bred and Shorthorn bulls 475-491kg made $2.53-$2.57/kg and $2.73/kg respectively.

Hereford-Friesian 430kg topped out the per kilo rates among the two-year steer offering at $1180, $2.74/kg, while Angus-cross 345kg were $2.62/kg, and Friesian’s 444-538kg ranged across $2.18-$2.56/kg. Two-year 425kg Hereford-Friesian heifers achieved $2.52/kg, rising to $2.67/kg for 472kg Angus-cross.

The yearling cattle offering was small, with only a single line of steers, 357kg Hereford-Friesian, making $1085, or $3.03/kg. Bidding on one-year and 18 month Hereford-Friesian heifers was consistent, at $2.87-$2.93/kg for 344-387kg and $2.77/kg for 310kg. One-year Jersey bulls 312-392kg went for $2.20-$2.29/kg.

Weaner Friesian bulls 105-117kg went up to $450, at $3.26-$3.91/kg, with cross-bred lines 115-144kg only making as much as $415. Hereford-Friesian bulls 130-133kg went as high as $570, while Angus-cross 100-119kg peaked at $535. Hereford-Friesian weaner steers 96-120kg sold for as much as $570, while heifers of the same weight reached up to $515.

Beef cows with calf at foot made $1070.

Boner Friesian cows 552-629kg sold at $1.65-$1.68/kg, while cross-bred 512-519kg were $1.64-$1.71/kg.

Two-tooth ewes made $90, with mixed age at $45-$57. Mixed sex store lambs went for $61-$78. 

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