New Zealand Farmers Livestock penned just under 500 store cattle last Wednesday at Frankton. Seven R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 314kg, reached $3.28/kg. Hereford-Friesian and red Hereford-Friesian heifers, 385-418kg, strengthened to $2.89-$2.91/kg.
R1 Angus-Friesian steers, 235kg, held at $2.87/kg with the balance of beef-dairy, 136-290kg, mostly $2.91-$2.97/kg. Angus-Friesian bulls, 177-233kg, returned $480-$560 with Ayrshire-cross, 145-209kg, $300-$480. Top Friesian bulls, 282kg, sold well at $710, with lighter types $280-$460.
Better autumn-born weaner beef-dairy heifers, 88-134kg, fetched $370-$465 and Hereford-Friesian bulls, 89-149kg, $400-$560. Well-marked Friesian bulls, 137kg, fetched $535.
Prime steers, 476-668kg, held at $2.88-$3.00/kg, while Hereford-Friesian heifers, 414-461kg, strengthened to $2.91-$2.93/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
