Friday, March 29, 2024

Tuakau sales 1.04

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20-month Hereford-Friesian steers, 494kg, made $2.74/kg, $1355 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 334kg, returned $860 Heavy prime lambs sold to $147
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Around 500 store cattle were yarded at Tuakau last Thursday, PGG Wrightson agent Craig Reiche reported. Hereford-Friesian steers, 560kg, made $2.62/kg and 428kg Angus, $2.57/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 167-205kg, returned $590-$690 and Friesian bulls, 188kg, $500. In the heifer section 436kg Hereford-Friesian managed $2.47/kg, and 190kg Hereford-cross, $525.

Heavy prime steers traded at $2.57-$2.63/kg on Wednesday and medium, $2.50-$2.57/kg. Heifers returned $2.49-$2.58/kg and beef cows, $1.90-$2.15/kg. Well-conditioned Friesian cows sold at $1.60-$1.74/kg, with medium boners at $1.50-$1.60/kg and light, $1.35-$1.50/kg.

About 1000 sheep were yarded on Monday. Heavy prime lambs returned $129-$147 and medium, $115-$129. Store lambs sold at $65-$105. Heavy prime ewes, $140-$159 with Medium at $100-$140.

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