Most buyers were after short-term cattle at Temuka last Thursday. Close to 50 R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 410-480kg, improved to earn $2.75-$2.86/kg, whilst a consignment of Hereford, 329- 375kg, made $2.65-$2.74/kg. Plenty of Chatham Islands Red Devon bulls sold very well at $2.83/kg to $2.96/kg. Traditional heifers, 350-365kg, firmed to average $2.65/kg while dairy-beef types, 360-415kg, also improved to $2.50-$2.59/kg.
Buyers had plenty to choose from in the R1 pens, but they were not as popular as older cattle. The steer pens were mostly beef-cross that made $450- $680. Heifers outnumbered bulls and steers 2:1 but were generally lighter than their male counterparts. Murray Grey heifers, 208-264kg, made $505-$650, while Hereford-Friesian over 200kg sold for $540-$590. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka store cattle 20.08
R2 Charolais-cross steers, 343-396kg, achieved $3.23/kg
R2 Simmental-Hereford steers, 403kg, managed $3.07/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian bulls, 333kg, sold for $3.01/kg
R1 Charolais-Simmental steers, 247-288kg, made $880-$925
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