The market was buoyant across all classes at Rangiuru last Tuesday. Store cattle sold to good demand with returns close to or above $3/kg for quality. The best-performing R2 steers were Hereford-Friesian, 391kg, that made $3.17/kg, with a 330kg pen at $3.03/kg. Several other pens of Hereford-Friesian and Hereford-Jersey made $2.86/kg, while similar heifers made $2.53/kg to $2.74/kg.
The prime cattle section was solid in build and all pens over 525kg made $2.80-$2.87/kg, with the only Hereford-Jersey bulls, 694kg, at $3.13/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Rangiuru cattle and sheep 28.07
R3 Angus steers, 475kg, earned $2.95/kg
R3 Limousin-cross heifers, 426kg, sold well at $2.95/kg
R2 Charolais heifers, 378kg, traded at $3.10/kg
R1 Simmental steers, 243kg, achieved $835
The top prime lambs made $147, with the top store lambs $113
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