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Tuakau sales April 4, 6, 7

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A large yarding of about 1000 head was presented at Tuakau on Thursday and the market for most classes held up well, Chris Elliott of PGG Wrightson reported.
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With buying support from Taupo and Northland, there was plenty of demand for an offering dominated by steers, about 700 in total, and prices for the heavier animals firmed.

The steer section included a handful of R3 steers weighing about 560kg, which traded at $2.65/kg. An advertised line of well-bred Angus steers, 390-475kg, attracted considerable interest, selling at $2.85-$3.05/kg, with the best lot making $1430. A few lines of whiteface steers at 330-400kg also made good money, earning $2.85-$3.28/kg.

The weaner steer market was firm. Good whiteface weaners, 150-210kg, fetched up to $4.33/kg, with the best making $760. A nice line of Murray Grey steers, 155kg, earned $650 and very few steers sold under $600.

A small entry of R2 bulls, 380-450kg, traded at $2.40-$2.70/kg.

The heifer offering was light in number. Prices for most lots in the 380-460kg range eased on previous weeks, with most selling at about $2.55/kg. A nice line of Murray Grey heifers, 360kg, returned $2.72/kg. Yearling heifers weighing about 300kg made $2.63-$2.70/kg and the best of the whiteface weaner heifers fetched up to $680.

Wednesday’s prime sale drew an offering of about 550 head, dominated by dairy cows. Prices for steers and heifers eased in line with schedule drops and the best of the heavy steers traded up to $2.65/kg. Unusually, heavy heifers outsold their male counterparts, with the top lots making $2.67/kg.    

A nice line of Angus cows at 665kg made $1.92/kg and other beef cows earned $1.80-$2.05/kg.

Bidding on the dairy section got off to a slow start, but competition from paddock buyers saw prices gradually strengthen. Most of the better paddock cows traded at $1.50-$1.85/kg. Some big Friesian cows at 705kg made $1.97/kg and other heavy boners sold up to $1.75/kgLW. Medium boners earned $1.40-$1.65/kg and lighter cows sold well, making $1.30-$1.50/kg. The market for a small entry of bulls eased by about 10-15c/kg on the previous sale. This section included some good Hereford bulls at 650-700kg, which earned about $2.60/kg.

About 1500 lambs and ewes were yarded at Monday’s sheep sale. Ewes were out in large numbers. The tops sold up to $75 and lighter ewes down to $50. Heavy prime lambs earned up to $110 and most stores fetched $55-$80.

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