Throughput eased at Rongotea last Tuesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 435-465kg, made $2.71/kg to $2.90/kg, with 484-505kg Angus-cross at $2.87-$2.89/kg. R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 175kg, sold to $2.57/kg, and Simmental-cross, 305-420kg, $2.64-$2.69/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 240kg, fetched $2.71/kg and 198-282kg beef-cross, $2.84-$2.89/kg.
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R3 White Galloway bulls, 745kg, fetched $2.82/kg
R2 White Galloway bulls, 390-460kg, earned $2.30/kg to $2.80/kg
R2 Charolais-cross heifers, 458kg, earned $2.64/kg
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