A good turn-out of buyers met with an increased yarding of 815 cattle at Wellsford last Monday with results in line with quality and type. R2 Angus-Friesian steers, 383-508kg, returned $2.51-$2.60/kg while Hereford-Friesian above 350kg were mainly $2.62-$2.76/kg. Younger Hereford-Friesian heifers with quality, 248-273kg, were well-contested at $2.56-$2.66/kg. Future service Hereford and Red Devon bulls, 351-437kg, realised $1100-$1500. R1 cattle accounted for 40% of the offering and traditional steers, 245kg, returned $765. Top beef-dairy, 287-289kg, fetched $920-$930. Angus-cross heifers above 200kg made $500-$655. Exotic bulls, 170-220kg, fetched $515-$550. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Wellsford store cattle 14.06
R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 467-525kg, improved to $2.50-$2.57/kg
Better R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers above 350kg traded at $2.42-$2.54/kg
R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 243-256kg, firmed to $870-$900
R1 Friesian bulls, 162-222kg, sold to per head budgets at $400-$450
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