Around 600 store cattle were presented at Tuakau last Thursday and the market firmed, PGG Wrightson agent Craig Reiche reported. Hereford-Friesian steers, 438kg, earned $2.84/kg, and 329kg Angus-Friesian, $935. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 375kg, made $975 and 307kg Angus-cross, returned $810. Ex-service beef bulls, 600-710kg, managed $2.40/kg to $2.76/kg. Heavy prime steers traded at $2.56-$2.64/kg on Wednesday, and medium, $2.45-$2.56/kg. Heifers sold at similar rates, with heavy types making $2.54-$2.63/kg and medium, $2.44-$2.54/kg. Well-conditioned Friesian cows fetched $1.60-$1.77/kg, medium boners returned $1.35/kg to $1.60/kg and light, $1.20/kg to $1.35/kg. Monday’s sheep sale drew 3500 head, heavy prime lambs managed $146-$170 and medium, $120-$146. Heavy prime ewes realised $150-$185, medium $100-$150 and light $60-$100.
Tuakau sales 10.12
Charolais steers, 250kg, made $805.
Hereford-Friesian heifers, 469kg, earned $2.58/kg
Prime ewes reached $185
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