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R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 389-442kg, firmed to $2.67-$2.78/kg
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The best of the R2 Hereford bulls, 314-348kg, pushed to $3.15-$3.22/kg
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Weaner Angus steers, 237kg, fetched $800 and heifers, 217kg, $710
A larger yarding of 627 cattle was penned at Frankton last Wednesday for New Zealand Farmers Livestock. R2 beef-dairy heifers, 278-296kg, returned $2.31/kg to $2.47/kg and Hereford bulls, 250-353kg, $2.92-$3.02/kg. Seventeen autumn-born weaner Angus-Friesian heifers, 283kg, realised $730. Weaner Friesian steers, 106kg, earned $500. Angus-Friesian heifers, 143-158kg, managed $400-$430 with Hereford-Friesian, 99-163kg, at $380-$480. Angus-Friesian bulls, 182kg, held at $530. Friesian bulls, 147-172kg, improved to $455-$500. Vetted-in-calf Hereford heifers were well-contested with those above 400kg consistent at $1080-$1090. Most in-calf cows of the same breed and 473-514kg maintained levels of $1.86-$1.95/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.