Just 97 store cattle were presented by New Zealand Farmers Livestock at Frankton last Wednesday with a full clearance achieved as vendors met the market. The best of the yearling bulls was three Friesian-cross, 460kg, at $2.26/kg and just three 341kg Angus-cross heifers were penned at $2.20/kg. Weaners made up over 70% of the yarding and most heifers 115-130kg earned $315-$360 regardless of breed. In the bull section 131kg Hereford-dairy eased to $350 and the balance of this section, 116-127kg, sold at a varied $220-$395. Prime beef-dairy heifers, 510-532kg, returned $2.42-$2.54/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Frankton cattle 6.01
Prime Friesian-cross steers, 599kg, managed $2.42/kg
Thirteen weaner South Devon-Friesian heifers, 130kg, earned $440
Weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 135kg, held value at $530
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