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Farmers Weekly
July 21, 2021
Better R2 beef-dairy steers held at $2.86-$2.99/kg R2 Angus-Friesian heifers, 418-471kg, realised $2.78-$2.83/kg Good R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 192kg, held at $3.93/kg Just under 650 store cattle were penned by PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday. Older cattle and those with quality sold on a mainly steady market, with lesser types harder work. R2 Angus and Angus-cross heifers, 372-373kg, earned $2.75-$2.80/kg while Angus-Friesian, 328-360kg, traded at $2.36-$2.44/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 345-416kg, realised $2.70-$2.83/kg and better red factor lines firmed to $2.82-$2.85/kg. All R2 bulls, 299-326kg, returned $2.73-$2.79/kg. R1 Angus-Friesian steers, 152-274kg, eased to $2.80-$2.92/kg with same breed bulls, 162-199kg, at $445-$505 for varied $/kg. Friesian bulls improved with 192kg up to $2.86/kg and 270-305kg, $2.48/kg to $2.69/kg. Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 166kg, fetched $590 and 111-112kg returned $470-$480. Prime steers, 620kg, held at $3.06/kg while heifers, 448-588kg, softened to $2.78-$2.83/kg. Better boner Friesian cows, 591kg, eased to $1.88/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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  • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 384-425kg, held at $2.80-$2.83/kg

  • R1 Gelbvieh-cross heifers, 203-281kg, earned $2.62-$2.76/kg

  • Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 98kg, topped their section at $475

Store cattle throughput came back to 341 head last Wednesday at FRANKTON for New Zealand Farmers Livestock and younger cattle made up the lion’s share. Most sold in line with quality and type. R2 Angus-cross steers, 415kg, held at $2.77/kg and R1 Angus-cross heifers, 242kg, matched their older brothers at $2.77/kg. Hereford-dairy, 131-155kg, earned $2.60-$2.61/kg. Friesian bulls, 164kg, reached $3.11/kg and 250kg, $2.60/kg. Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 139kg, realised $540 and same breed heifers, 88-95kg, firmed to $380-$400. Friesian bulls, 100-101kg, were consistent at $410-$420. Prime throughput increased to 128 head. Angus-cross steers, 453kg, pushed to $3.11/kg and beef-dairy, 593-670kg, fetched $2.99-$3.04/kg. Angus heifers, 428-466kg, held at $2.83-$2.90/kg. Heavier Friesian bulls, 603kg, reached $2.99/kg with the balance, 485-540kg, at $2.80-2.90/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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