Continued pasture growth encouraged bigger cattle to Rongotea, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year heifers varied, though better types fetched $2.40/kg to $2.60/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 267-345kg, improved to $2.67/kg to $2.87/kg, with 340kg Charolais-cross at $2.79/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 100kg, traded at $400, with same-breed heifers at $320.
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