The market was mostly on par to the previous sale at Taranaki last Wednesday. R3 steers held at $2.51-$2.58/kg, with same age Hereford-Friesian heifers at $2.45-$2.49/kg. Small lines of lighter R2 steers eased with the top end at $2.53-$2.56/kg and the next cut around $2.35-$2.45/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Taranaki cattle 17.03
Better R2 empty dairy heifers made $2.11-$2.16/kg
R2 Charolais-cross and Speckle Park-cross earned $2.43-$2.47/kg
Better weaner calves traded in a range of $500-$550.
In-milk mixed age cows mostly sold at $600-$620, with one line at $1080
Prime steers and heifers achieved $2.53-$2.57/kg
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