A big consignment of South Island cattle provided good buying at Rongotea, NZ Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 130-155kg, made $2.22-$2.32/kg, 190-293kg Angus sold up to $2.48/kg and 144-164kg Simmental-cross $2.86/kg to $3.05/kg. Hereford-Friesian cows with calves-at-foot fetched $1060, and crossbred cows with calves-at-foot $810. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 523kg, achieved $2.46/kg.
Rongotea cattle 1.06
R3 Charolais heifers, 550kg, sold to $2.60/kg
Better R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers achieved $2.51/kg
Yearling Speckle Park-cross bulls, 184-355kg, made $2.00/kg to $2.36/kg
Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 188-285kg, returned $1.46/kg to $2.10/kg
Friesian boner cows, 510kg, fetched $1.37/kg
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