Store cattle increased to 525 head for PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday, where local buyers had competition from Taupo and Raglan. R2 red Hereford-Friesian steers, 397-497kg, were consistent at $2.87-$2.88/kg. Angus-Friesian heifers, 320-385kg, fetched $2.75-$2.83/kg, and red Hereford-Friesian, 364kg, $2.79/kg.
R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 172-185kg, realised $2.73-$2.78/kg, and Angus-Friesian, 246-303kg, $3.11-$3.23/kg. Charolais-Friesian heifers, 178-204kg, returned $2.81-$2.84/kg. R1 Friesian and Friesian-cross bulls, 237-275kg, earned $2.32-$2.36/kg.
Prime Angus-Friesian steers, 552-633kg, held at $2.91-$2.93/kg and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 466-522kg, $2.86-$2.89/kg. Angus cows, 472kg, held at $2.30/kg, while 410kg improved to $2.06/kg. Boner Friesian cows, 460-626kg, held at $2.20-$2.22/kg, with 475-520kg at $2.08-$2.17/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
