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R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 413kg, improved to $2.91/kg
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Five R2 Hereford-dairy steers, 442kg, pushed to $2.96/kg
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Eight quality autumn-born yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 259kg, fetched $3.42/kg
Throughput lifted to just under 340 head for New Zealand Farmers Livestock at Frankton last Wednesday and a good bench of buyers was competitive throughout. R2 Hereford-dairy steers, 445-498kg, lifted to $2.79-$2.83/kg. Six Hereford-Friesian heifers, 373kg, firmed to $2.72/kg. Friesian bulls, 338-402kg, improved to $2.51-$2.66/kg. R1 beef-cross heifers, 156-178kg, were consistent at $455-$465. Better Angus-cross bulls, 168kg, fetched $3.54/kg while beef-dairy, 163-185kg, returned $3.35-$3.47/kg. Friesian bulls, 197kg, realised $545, $2.77/kg. Autumn-born weaner Angus-Friesian heifers, 100kg, traded at $405 with Friesian bulls, 119-124kg, $430-$460. Prime cattle numbered 163 head. All prime steers, 517-598kg, fetched $2.76-$2.88/kg, and heifers, 435-549kg, $2.78-$2.83/kg. Boner Friesian-cross heifers, 479-520kg, realised a solid $2.47-$2.49/kg. Top boner Friesian cows, 537-747kg, reached $2.14-$2.21/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
