Cooler weather kept some regular buyers away at Rongotea last Tuesday. R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 445-547kg, made $2.23-$2.29/kg, and 532kg Angus earned $2.52/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian, 455-478kg, heifers made $2.30-$2.34/kg, and 495kg Charolais-cross $2.22/kg. Run-with-bull beef cows, 440-498kg, sold in a range of $1.48/kg to $1.77/kg.
Rongotea cattle 18.05
R3 Hereford bulls, 800kg, fetched $2.54/kg, $2032
R2 Hereford bulls, 623kg, earned $2.57/kg, $1601
Better weaner steers traded to $570-$610
Weaner heifers sold to $500-$560
Friesian boner cows, 411-563kg, made $1.19/kg to $1.70/kg
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