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Kaikohe weaner fair and store cattle sale March 16

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Kaikohe held a weaner fair on Wednesday with 1000 offered, and local buying kept prices strong, Vaughan Vujcich from PGG Wrightson reported.
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Autumn-born Simmental-cross bulls topped the sale at $1205, $3.21/kg, with other early-born bulls making $1000-$1030. If any part of the sale was softer it was the bulls, with prices easing after large volumes of cattle sold were since the last fair.

The better beef-cross steers largely sold for $800-$980, $3.20-$3.30/kg, medium $650-$800, $3.10-$3.50/kg. Light lines earned $600-$700 at similar cpk rates.

Heifers were mainly beef-Friesian lines of lighter weights, with $450-$580 paid for 100-150kg, making them the best-selling of the day.

A small yarding of store cattle followed with R2 Friesian and Hereford-Simmental making $2.75-$2.95/kg, and beef-cross 2-year steers $2.60-$2.70/kg.

A small offering of Friesian and beef-cross cows made $1.70-$1.80/kg.

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