Continuing dry conditions meant that buyers were cautious at Kaikohe last Wednesday, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. Heavier cattle held on last sale, though lighter types softened for most.
Second cut two-year beef steers managed $2.85-$2.90/kg. Fifteen-month Friesian and better beef-cross bulls returned $3.10-$3.20/kg, with lesser types at $2.60-$2.75/kg.
Top yearling beef-cross steers held at $3.15-$3.30/kg, with lighter lines at $2.90-$3.00/kg; with their heifer counterparts softening to $2.60/kg to $2.80/kg.
Weaner Maine-Anjou bulls, 120kg, fetched $610, with Angus and Hereford-Friesian at $550-$600. Heifers traded at $380-$490.
