Strong bidding improved the market for most at Rongotea last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Charolais-cross steers, 563kg, returned $3.08/kg. Friesian steers, 417kg, earned $2.83/kg, while same breed heifers, 465-469kg, varied from $2.67-$3.06/kg
Yearling Hereford-Friesian and cross-bred bulls, 245-345kg, traded from $2.12-$2.96/kg, and most steers, 225-295kg, earned $2.73-$3.15/kg regardless of breed.
Friesian bull calves returned $40-$90, while Hereford-Friesian traded at $60-$220, and Angus-cross $80-$95. Hereford-Friesian heifers earned $50-$130, Speckle Park $100, and Angus-cross $75.
