A lift in pasture growth helped improve competition at Taranaki last Wednesday. Two-year steers sold well with the beef-dairy average at $2.76/kg, though the top end achieved $2.83-$2.92/kg. Better 2-year heifers fetched $2.57-$2.67/kg, with lesser types around the $2.30-$2.40/kg mark. Most yearling steers reached $2.90/kg to $3.30/kg, and most bulls earned at least $2.47/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Taranaki cattle 28.10
Three-year Hereford-dairy steers, 434kg, made $2.74/kg
Yearling heifers mostly traded at $2.50/kg to $2.68/kg
Prime steers and heifers softened to $2.67-$2.68/kg
Friesian boner cows, 489kg, made $2.04/kg
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