Yearling cattle strengthened at the Taranaki cattle sale last Wednesday, helped by good pasture growth recently. Most of the yearling steers traded above the $3.00/kg mark, with the top end consisting of Angus-cross, 216kg, which were secured for $3.41/kg to $3.56/kg. Prime pens were very limited and softened a few cents with steers and heifers at $2.54-$2.66/kg. Friesian-cross boner cows, 562kg, earned $2.00/kg, with better prime cows at $1.98/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Taranaki cattle 4.11
Yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 265-267kg, sold well at $3.21/kg
Yearling Ayrshire bulls, 255kg, returned $3.51/kg
Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 363kg, traded at $2.99/kg
Better 2-year beef-cross heifers held at $2.63-$2.65/kg
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