Values were more consistent than recent weeks at the Taranaki cattle fair last Wednesday. The top end of the R3 dairy-beef steers improved to $2.66-$2.75/kg, with R3 heifers mostly $2.37-$2.46/kg. R2 dairy-beef and exotic-cross heifers were mostly steady around the $2.40-$2.50/kg mark.
Taranaki cattle fair 10.02
R3 Angus-Friesian heifers, 371kg, made $2.61/kg
R2 Speckle Park-cross steers, 360kg, sold well at $2.94/kg
R2 purebred Hereford heifers, 286kg, achieved $2.97/kg
Prime heifers improved to $2.47-$2.53/kg
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