There was a small yarding of 265 mixed-quality cattle at Taranaki last Wednesday. The market softened, although sold appropriately for what was on offer. Yearlings made up the bulk of the yarding and better-quality Hereford-cross steers traded at $2.99-$3.06/kg, with 305kg Hereford-Friesian heifers at $2.92/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Taranaki cattle 23.09
Top end 2-year steers made $2.83-$2.84/kg
Two-year Speckle Park-cross and Angus-cross heifers, 420-442kg, fetched $2.55-$2.60/kg
Two-year Murray Grey bulls, 675kg, earned $2040
Prime steers, 610-770kg, sold well at $2.95-$2.99/kg
Boner cows, 576-606kg, were well received at $2.20-$2.26/kg
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