Taupo 25.06

While there was a cold start to the day, the market was hot. Demand has been building across the North Island while availability is tightening with buyers looking to maximise on good expectations for schedules in the coming months. Today, keen buyers from Hawkes Bay and King Country combined with locals in a battle to secure a great quality line up of 487 head. R3 steers were sought after with the bulk around $3.10-$3.20/kg though vendors of good-quality 657kg Angus were rewarded, reaching $3.26/kg. R3 traditional and Charolais-Angus heifers, 445-5310kg, fetched $2.82-$2.91/kg and Hereford-Friesian, 367-435kg, sold to $2.99-$3.07/kg. A highlight in the R2 steers was 374kg Hereford-Friesian which realised $3.29/kg. The next cut earned $3.13/kg with lesser quality and more dairy types below the $3.00/kg mark.