Heifers sold particularly well last Thursday as good Hereford-Friesian earned $180-$200 and Speckle Park-cross $180-$230. Waikato feeder calf numbers continued at good levels last week with over 1500 penned at the two FRANKTON sales. Friesian bulls held with medium to good calves at $70-$175 and smaller types $30-$50. Good Hereford-Friesian improved to $260-$320 and small to medium, $30-$210. Angus-cross bulls traded at $110-$220 while same breed heifers earned $90-$145. Hereford-Friesian heifers firmed and medium to good calves reached $120-$230 with smaller types at $40-$80. Just over 560 calves were penned at TIRAU. Friesian bulls eased to $10-$150 while Hereford-Friesian improved and medium to good types firmed to $150-$285 and small $30-$100. Same breed heifers traded at steady to improved levels of $90-$260 for medium to good calves and smaller types $25-$80. 45 calves were offered at MANGATAINOKA last Wednesday. Friesian bulls were consistently priced at $65-$90 and Hereford-cross heifers returned $50-$80. A total of 480 calves were yarded at the REPOROA calf sale last Thursday. The top Friesian bull calves consistently earned $130-$145 with medium pens $85-$115. The best Hereford-Friesian often fetched $195-$220 whereas Angus-cross managed $150-$165. Heifers were mostly Hereford-Friesian that ranged from $50 to $150.
Feeder calf sales 5.08
The feeder calf section at Temuka last Monday featured a high proportion of Murray Grey-cross calves that mostly made $80 in the bull pens and $50 in the heifer pens. A few Friesian bulls managed $90. The number of calves penned across the Monday and Thursday MANFEILD PARK calf sales was just short of 1000 head and a good group of buyers was present at both sales. Well-marked calves sold particularly well, such as good Friesian bull calves that managed $120-$165 and Hereford-Friesian that traded at $250-$300. Medium pens of these breeds earned $80-$105 and $150-$200 respectively.
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