Friday, March 29, 2024

Frankton cattle sales 1.06, 2.06

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R2 Hereford-Friesian steers above 400kg improved to $2.76-$2.81/kg R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 219-450kg, fetched $2.55-$2.67/kg R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 212kg, topped their section at $640 Good local rain increased enthusiasm at Frankton last Tuesday with a good turn out of buyers for the PGG Wrightson yarding. Just under 340 store cattle were presented and R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 320-353kg, firmed to $2.59-$2.64/kg while Angus-cross, 466-532kg, managed $2.72-$2.75/kg. R1 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 197-223kg, softened to $545-$600 with same breed bulls, 169kg, at $570. Females dominated the prime section and most beef-dairy heifers, 425-473kg, eased to $2.52-$2.60/kg. Most beef bred cows, 421-505kg, earned $1.73/kg to $1.91/kg. Top boner Friesian cows, 489kg, held at $1.61/kg with the balance, 340-460kg, $1.32-$1.47/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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  • R2 Hereford-dairy steers, 380-396kg, firmed to $2.49-$2.59/kg

  • R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers eased to $2.54/kg

Boner cows were the focus at the New Zealand Farmers Livestock sale at Frankton last Wednesday. The bulk fetched $1.64-$1.73/kg while a line of 605kg Friesian-cross were able to reach $2.81/kg. Prime steers and heifers sold on a similar level to the previous sale with the lion’s share $2.66-$2.74/kg. R1 Friesian bulls sold in a range of $2.43/kg to $2.57/kg. A handful of autumn-born yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, that were well-marked and 278-325kg, achieved $3.03/kg to $3.27/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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