The cattle pens were top heavy with dairy cows and heifers at Temuka last Monday. Heavy Friesian, 600-690kg, achieved $1.40-$1.50/kg while the lion’s share were 500-520kg Friesian that mostly earned $1.26-$1.34/kg. Most heifers were lighter 300-400kg dairy breeds and generally traded for $1.10/kg to $1.30/kg. Top end mixed sex store lambs fetched $108-$119 while medium types made $83-$96 and halfbred lambs again made up a significant portion of the tally. Top prime lambs returned $140-$167 with the balance $100-$139. Medium prime ewes traded at $90-$147 while heavy types sold up to $202. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka prime cattle and all sheep 8.03
High yielding steers over 500kg fetched $2.30-$2.40/kg
Angus heifers, 490-645kg, earned $2.35-$2.42kg
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