An increased store cattle offering of 329 head was penned by PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday. Yearlings made up over 60% of the store section and heifers filled most of those pens. Beef-dairy steers above 360kg, returned $2.50-$2.56/kg, while ten at 301-318kg managed $2.67-$2.72/kg. Beef-dairy heifers, 292-430kg, earned $2.51-$2.62/kg. A limited prime yarding worked in vendors’ favour and Hereford-Friesian steers, 587-595kg, lifted to $2.52-$2.55/kg. Hereford-Friesian and red Hereford-Friesian heifers, 495-555kg, also improved to $2.48/kg. Prime Hereford bulls, 567-600kg, returned $2.57-$2.61/kg and Jersey, 451kg, managed $2.33/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Frankton cattle 19.01
All 2-year dairy beef steers, 518-563kg, fetched $2.50-$2.56/kg
Traditional yearling heifers, 265-320kg, were well contested at $2.60-$2.69/kg
Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 323kg, topped their section at $2.72/kg
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