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R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 388-398kg, firmed to $2.86-$2.99/kg
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Quality R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 176kg, were chased to $3.92/kg
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Four R1 Speckle Park-cross bulls, 191kg, topped their section at $3.12/kg
Just under 320 cattle were penned by New Zealand Farmers Livestock at Frankton last Wednesday and there was good interest from the mainly local buying bench. R2 Hereford-dairy steers, 323-485kg, realised $2.76-$2.87/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 397-417kg, firmed to $2.81-$2.83/kg with Hereford-dairy, 321-392kg, at $2.72-$2.82/kg. The balance of R1 steers, 236-247kg, returned $2.71-$2.88/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 186kg, sold well at $3.12/kg and Hereford-dairy, 198-227kg, improved to $2.93-$3.04/kg. R1 Friesian bulls, 196-208kg, mostly held at $2.76-$2.82/kg. Autumn-born weaner Friesian bulls, 119kg, returned $400 with five Hereford-dairy steers, 135kg, at $460. The only prime steers offered were three Hereford-Friesian, 538kg, which held at $2.87/kg and same breed heifers, 438-462kg, firmed to $2.79-$2.86/kg. Boner Friesian cows, 574-752kg, improved $2.32-$2.35/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.