About 800 store cattle were yarded at Tuakau last week. Though quality wasn’t as good as the previous week, the market remained strong, PGG Wrightson agent Chris Elliott reported.
Steers, 400-550kg, sold from $3.09/kg to $3.61/kg, while good Hereford-Friesian, 336kg, earned $3.50/kg and 306kg, $3.62/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 180-198kg, eased to $750-$775. Most 300-400kg heifers varied from $2.87/kg to $3.57/kg, with 250-280kg fetching $850-$910 and good autumn-born Hereford-Friesian, 125kg, $590.
Wednesday’s prime market was firm. Good-medium beef steers traded at $3.08-$3.23/kg and heifers lifted to $3.00-$3.25/kg. Heavy Friesian cows returned $2.00-$2.40/kg, and medium boners, $1.80-$2.00/kg. Simmental and Hereford bulls made $3.11-$3.32/kg.
Prime hoggets averaged $193 last Monday and store hoggets ranged from $78 to $118. Top ewes made $160, with lighter sorts selling down to $87.00.
