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Frankton cattle sales 16.06 – 17.06

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Farmers Weekly
June 16, 2020
R3 Charolais-cross steers, 512-541kg, strengthened to $2.70-$2.78/kg R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 423-508kg, lifted to $2.47-$2.56/kg R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 307-389kg, lifted to $2.44-$2.52/kg Nine R2 Hereford bulls, 465kg, improved to $2.80/kg R1 Friesian bulls, 180-255kg, softened to $460-$550   Just over 700 cattle were penned by PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday, which included R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 564kg, at $2.63/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 360-418kg, improved to $2.39- $2.53/kg. Angus heifers, 297-403kg, returned $2.41-$2.49/kg, while Charolais-cross, 386kg, strengthened to $2.53/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 415-430kg, improved to $2.51-$2.59/kg and red Hereford-Friesian, 365-387kg, managed $2.42-$2.43/kg.  R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 109-149kg, traded at $420-$455. Angus heifers, 157kg, fetched $580, and beef-dairy, 153-165kg, lifted to $505-$540. Autumn-born weaner bulls enjoyed increased interest with both 100kg Hereford-Friesian and Friesian improving to $530 and $460 respectively. Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 616-645kg, earned $2.66-$2.78/kg, while their sisters, 473-501kg, lifted to $2.57-$2.67/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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  • R2 steers, 441-480kg, sold well at $2.61-$2.64/kg regardless of breed

  • R2 Hereford-dairy heifers, 307-335kg, improved to $2.52-$2.62/kg

  • Most R1 heifers, 135-246kg, lifted to $460-$550

  • Autumn-born weaner Belgian Blue heifers, 98kg, earned $400, $4.08/kg

  • All prime heifers, 430-470kg, realised $2.60-$2.62/kg

 

New Zealand Farmers Livestock penned a slightly increased yarding of 540 head at Frankton last Wednesday.

A consignment of hill country Hereford-cross and Angus-cross heifers were offered and Angus-cross, 287kg, strengthened to $2.47/kg, with 308kg, $2.66/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 331-356kg, improved to $2.53-$2.55/kg, as did Hereford-dairy, 304-307kg, up to $2.30-$2.38/kg.

R1 bull buyers had strict budgets in mind and $595-$660, $2.30-$2.37/kg was common ground for most 252-285kg, though eight Angus-Hereford at 308kg pushed to $780, $2.53/kg.

Autumn-born weaner cattle sold well and both heifers and bulls, 100kg plus, mostly traded at $425-$440. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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