Feilding bull and dairy-beef weaner fair 29.10

Older bulls made a guest appearance at the dairy-beef weaner fair at Feilding last Thursday. A single, large pen of 440kg 2-year Friesian bulls were $2.95/kg. Yearling bulls lifted 20c/kg on the week before and made $2.80-$3.05/kg for Friesian, while 215-275kg Hereford-Friesian from the South Island made $3.00-$3.05/kg. Many mainly small pens of autumn-born beef-cross bulls were consistently $3.05-$3.25/kg for 165-235kg. Similar autumn-born heifers were $470-$515 at 140-165kg. The weaner Friesian bulls were frequently sold in large lines with the heaviest cuts, 120-135kg, at $460-$480. Few sold below $400. Read more in your LivestockEye.