Widespread rain improved the market for weaner calves at Taranaki last Wednesday. Quality Hereford-Friesian and Speckle Park-cross steers around 230kg achieved $670-$720 with 180-200kg, $575-$660. The top end of weaner heifers held at $440-$490 and the next cut fetched $400-$425. Around half of the R2 steers managed $2.50-$2.60/kg, with the top end on par with the previous sale at $2.62-$2.68/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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R3 steers mostly sold in a tight range of $2.61-$2.62/kg
R2 heifers mostly held with the lion’s share of Hereford-Friesian to $2.20-$2.30/kg.
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