There were 450 head at last Wednesday’s Kaikohe sale PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vijcich reported. Generally, good quality cattle sold well with good demand, although poor weather recently meant those lesser quality types were harder to move. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 206-223kg, made up to $780-$800, $3.50-$3.70/kg with lesser types at $3.20-$3.40/kg with heifers battling particularly at the bottom end. Yearling beef-cross bulls varied with better types up to $3.10/kg. In-calf dairy cows fetched $2.20-$2.25/kg, with empty cows making $2.00-$2.05/kg.
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Two-year beef-cross steers sold for $2.90-$2.92/kg
Two-year bulls made $2.65-$2.75/kg
Beef-cross cows with calves at foot sold for $950-$1000
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