The store cattle market at Taranaki last Wednesday was a little flat, though better lines were more resilient. R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 538kg, held at $2.58/kg, though very nice steers at 628kg sold to $2.74/kg. Better R2 heifers held value at $2.40-$2.46/kg, while lesser types eased with most back to $2.22-$2.32/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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R2 Speckle Park-cross and Hereford-Friesian steers, 351-396kg, made $2.66-$2.75/kg
Weaner steers around 200kg traded at $580-$650
Weaner Angus and Speckle Park-cross heifers realised $550-$640
Weaner Friesian bull, 162-16kg, fetched $400
Prime steers mostly earned $2.56-$2.66/kg
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