It was a very colorful yarding at Rangiuru last Tuesday with the pens full of crossbred cattle. Prime supply was limited to 26 head, and Angus-Friesian steers, 683kg, were the best at $3.28/kg. At the previous store sale all R3 lines traded over $3.00/kg, but only Hereford and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 424-467kg, were at this level, making $2.98-$3.01/kg. R2 steer prices were down slightly, though Angus, 455kg, managed $3.16/kg. R1 steers over 200kg all sold for $640-$690, with Simmental bulls, 252kg, slightly higher at $740.
Prices for lambs and ewes dropped, with the top price for prime lambs $183, and store lambs $128.
Rangiuru cattle and sheep 6.08
R2 Angus steers, 376-402kg, made $2.96-$3.01/kg
R2 Hereford-dairy steers, 300-482kg, sold for $2.92-$3.01/kg
In-calf Red Devon cows, 512kg, made $1390
Boner Friesian cows, 550-595kg, firmed to $2.33-$2.39/kg
Top prime ewes made $150.50, with medium lines $116-$125
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