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Frankton cattle sales 23.03, 24.03

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Farmers Weekly
March 24, 2021
R2 Charolais-Friesian steers, 385-414kg, realised $2.80-$2.88/kg Hereford-Friesian heifers, 391-400kg, improved to $2.56-$2.65/kg Weaner Friesian bulls, 126-156kg, held at $400-$490 PGG Wrightson penned 668 cattle at Frankton last Tuesday and heifers made up 43% of the offering. Ten R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 361kg, managed $2.69/kg with the balance, 342-475kg, $2.49-$2.56/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 303-395kg, held at $2.50-$2.56/kg while Simmental-Friesian, 305-330kg, fetched $2.62-$2.64/kg. Angus-Friesian, 289-369kg, softened to $2.47-$2.51/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 106-135kg, returned $420-$505. Heifers of same breed, 139-142kg, sold well at $465-$470 and bulls, 149-160kg, $525-$560. Prime Angus steers, 490-518kg, earned $2.62-$2.65/kg with Hereford-Friesian, 468kg, $2.56/kg. High yielding Hereford bulls, 648-777kg, managed $1820-$2045, $2.81/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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  • Three R3 steer Charolais-cross steers, 495kg, topped their section at $2.61/kg

  • Seven well-marked R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 293kg, strengthened to $3.41/kg

  • R2 Hereford-dairy heifers, 308-346kg, returned $2.09-$2.20/kg

Store cattle throughput reduced to 482 head at Frankton last Wednesday for New Zealand Farmers Livestock, and all traded in line with quality. Better R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 316kg, managed $2.91/kg while same breed heifers, 324-399kg, eased to $2.38-$2.47/kg. Quality Hereford bulls, 388-473kg, lifted to $3.07-$3.12/kg and 350kg, $3.30/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 110-187kg, managed $495-$575. Same breed heifers, 116-158kg, held at $340-$455 and bulls, 142kg, $530. Prime beef-dairy heifers, 425-638kg, realised $2.42-$2.48/kg. Boner Friesian-cross cows, 586kg, improved to $1.77/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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