Tuakau sales 25.02

Store cattle from outside the region boosted numbers at Tuakau last Thursday, PGG Wrightson agent Chris Elliott reported. The 900-head yarding included steers, 480-600kg, at $2.50-$2.65/kg while 400-480kg returned $2.60/kg to $2.78/kg, and 300-400kg, $2.60/kg to $2.90/kg. Weaner steers, 120-220kg, fetched $400-$720. Heifers, 400-470kg, managed $2.40-$2.48/kg and 280-380kg, $2.45-$2.65/kg. Steers eased by 4-5c/kg on Wednesday and medium to heavy traded at $2.45-$2.58/kg. Heavy heifers earned $2.45-$2.52/kg and medium, $2.34-$2.44/kg. Beef cows sold up to $1.90/kg, with heavy Friesians at $1.45/kg to $1.70/kg and medium, $1.30-$1.45/kg. Heavy prime lambs returned $125-$155 on Monday and store lambs, $40 to $85. Medium ewes made $100-$130 and lighter types sold down to $50.