Good rain preceded last Tuesday’s cattle sale at Frankton, which buoyed buyer numbers for PGG Wrightson. Quality varied throughout the mainly dairy based offering. Weaner beef-dairy steers, 108-133kg, earned $250-$300 with same breed bulls, 105-132kg, at $280-$320. Better Friesian bulls, 143kg, improved to $350 while 102-110kg earned $140-$230. Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 681kg, strengthened to $2.64/kg with same breed heifers, 456kg, at $2.19/kg. Eleven Angus bulls, 634-660kg, sold well at $2.64-$2.70/kg. Better boner Friesian cows held at $1.53-$1.61/kg while the balance eased to $1.32-$1.39/kg. Four Friesian-Jersey cows, 497kg, earned $1.44/kg while the remainder, 406-508kg, had to settle for $1.29-$1.37/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Frankton cattle 16.02
R2 Angus-Friesian steers, 341-369kg, improved to $2.64-$2.70/kg
R2 beef-dairy heifers, 311-342kg, fetched $2.40-$2.52/kg
Weaner beef-dairy heifers, 127-150kg, were consistent at $325
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