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.
Rongotea cattle 4.11
Two-year Angus bulls, 730kg, earned $2.75/kg
Better Hereford-Friesian steers strengthened up to $2.96/kg
Yearling Speckle Park bulls, 393kg, firmed to $2.93/kg
Yearling Angus heifers, 198-410kg, made $2.42/kg to $2.81/kg
Friesian boner cows, 470kg, lifted to $2.02/kg
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