A lift in pasture growth encouraged buyers at Rongotea last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 350kg, sold at $2.34/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 230-260kg, fetched up to $2.78/kg, with same breed heifers up to $2.73/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 110kg, made $410, with 108-110kg steers and heifers at $330-$390.
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Two-year Hereford bulls, 565kg, made $2.92/kg
Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 347-575kg, earned $2.61/kg
Yearling Speckle Park bulls, 345kg, traded at $2.90/kg
Friesian boner cows, 528kg, sold at $1.82/kg
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