Rangiuru cattle and sheep 8.06

The first sale of winter at Rangiuru last Tuesday was a small affair. Prime beef-cross breeds in both the steer and heifer pens managed $2.73/kg to $2.87/kg while boner cows contributed the most to the tally and proved 17c/kg stronger than last week. A range of $1.67/kg to $1.85/kg encompassed most lines. Most R2 cattle were also dairy-beef types and both steers and heifers, 300-417kg, managed $2.45-$2.55/kg but one 417kg line of Hereford-dairy heifers were able to stretch a little further to $2.72/kg. Sheep outnumbered cattle and the biggest pen held 43 run-with-ram ewes that sold for $140. Other ewes earned $115-$160 while lambs ranged from $106 to $154.50. Read more in your LivestockEye.