Yearling cattle continued to flow freely into Rangiuru last Tuesday. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 282-385kg, made $2.73-$2.84/kg with heifers, 265-280kg, sold in two cuts: $2.86/kg to $3.02/kg and $2.44/kg to $2.61/kg. Not many prime cattle were entered with the heaviest 666kg Hereford bulls that earned $2.81/kg. A line of South Devon cows, 618kg, made $1.78/kg while the only heifers were 515kg Hereford-Friesian that fetched $2.47/kg. The biggest sheep section in some time included 1200 new season lambs that earned up to $139. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Rangiuru cattle and sheep 8.12
Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 413kg, made $2.74/kg
Two-year dairy-beef steers and heifers earned $2.41-$2.51/kg
Yearling Angus and Angus-cross steers, 280-355kg, fetched $2.70-$2.83/kg
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