Quality types met solid demand a Taranaki last Wednesday. Forward store 3-year plus steers off the hills sold to $2.72-$2.74/kg, and R3 steers $2.59-$2.66/kg. Purebred R2 Simmental heifers had good demand at $2.62-$2.69/kg. A consignment of purebred Red Devon cows VIC to Red Devon was offered. The best sold to $1310-$1420 and the remainder $1110-$1290. A good number of boner cows were penned, and the top end lifted to $1.67-$1.76/kg. R1 Simmental-cross heifers, 250kg, and 260kg Hereford achieved $540-$560 while better Hereford-Friesian and lighter traditional sold to $400-$500.
Taranaki cattle 2.06
Better R2 beef-cross steers lifted to $2.60-$2.68/kg
R2 Hereford and Hereford-Friesian, 426-482kg, strengthened to $2.49-$2.58/kg
R1 steers above 200kg typically earned $575-$615
R1 traditional heifers sold well to $610-$695
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