Friday, March 29, 2024

Frankton cattle 29.06, 30.06

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R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 404kg, held at $3.01/kg R2 red Hereford-Friesian steers, 430-457kg, fetched $2.93-$2.95/kg R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 142-211kg, realised $3.96-$4.08/kg An increased 650 head of store cattle was penned by PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday. Quality was well-rewarded though lesser types had to meet the market. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 283-340kg, returned $2.82-$2.99/kg. Angus-Friesian heifers, 310-424kg, reached $2.81-$2.83/kg though lighter 225-304kg had to settle for $2.49-$2.60/kg. Quality R1 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 225kg, realised $3.22/kg while two at 198kg pushed to $3.46/kg. Angus-Friesian bulls, 152kg, earned $530 with Hereford-Friesian, 125-168kg, at $500-$610. Friesian, 141-196kg, earned $475-$490 and 252kg, $725. Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 74-95kg, returned $310-$420 with same breed bulls, 102-105kg, firm at $520-$555. Friesian, 99-109kg, fetched $425-$470. Top prime steers, 608-735kg, realised $3.03-$3.07/kg and heifers, 422-464kg, traded at $2.78-$2.80/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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  • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 388-398kg, firmed to $2.86-$2.99/kg

  • Quality R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 176kg, were chased to $3.92/kg

  • 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.

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