Demand outstripped supply for good-quality cattle at Rongotea last Tuesday, NZ Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. R3 Hereford steers, 495-680kg, earned $2.36-$2.46/kg. R2 heifers firmed with Hereford-Friesian, 404kg, up to $2.48/kg, and 296kg Speckle Park-cross, $3.04/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers varied in weight at 178-318kg and traded at $1.75/kg to $2.34/kg.
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Yearling Hereford bulls, 215-290kg, made $2.38/kg to $2.79/kg
Yearling Angus-cross heifers, 283, sold to $2.80/kg
Yearling Murray Grey-cross heifers, 290kg, earned $2.62/kg
Jersey boner cows fetched $1.27-$1.29/kg
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