A pre-winter offload meant 600 cattle were penned at Kaikohe last Wednesday. Good cattle sold well to local buyers, but lesser types were hard work, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughn Vujcich reported. Weaner bulls sold over a wide range from $2.30/kg to $3.10/kg. Heavy cows made $1.70-$1.80/kg, and lighter, $1.40-$1.50/kg.
Broadwood adult cattle fair 11.04
Top R2 Charolais-cross steers made $2.98/kg, and other beef types, $2.70-$2.80/kg
R2 beef-dairy steers made $2.40-$2.50/kg, and Friesian-cross, $2.10-$2.20/kg
R2 bulls and beef-cross heifers sold for $2.55-$2.65/kg
Weaner beef-cross steers traded at $3.00-$3.25/kg, and lighter, $3.40/kg
Weaner beef-cross heifers made $2.65-$2.85/kg
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