The first store cattle sale of spring at Temuka offered up the biggest yarding since June. The 2-year section sold well and Angus-cross and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 348-395kg, fetched $2.53-$2.62/kg, although red coloured pens of similar weight were $2.33-$2.39/kg.
Yearling cattle were more variable. Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 221-251kg, earned $3.35-$3.41/kg while Hereford-Friesian, 231-340kg, sold in the range of $2.47-$2.60/kg. Simmental-Hereford, 293-342kg, provided the only real excitement amongst the yearling heifers and earned $2.86-$2.92/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Temuka store cattle 3.09
Two-year Charolais-cross steers, 285-346kg, made $3.02-$3.05/kg
Two-year dairy-beef steers, 400-525kg, mostly made $2.85-$2.95/kg
Yearling Hereford steers, 209kg, made $3.30/kg
Yearling Charolais-Friesian steers, 263-310kg, made $2.91-$3.00/kg
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