Friday, March 29, 2024

Frankton cattle 14.10

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Most 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 398-461kg, held at $2.73-$2.76/kg Better yearling Hereford-Friesian and Hereford-dairy steers, 251-276kg, improved to $2.90-$2.99/kg Yearling Hereford heifers, 278-296kg, strengthened to $2.70/kg
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Good local rain increased buyer numbers at Frankton last Wednesday for New Zealand Farmers Livestock. Two-year Hereford-dairy steers, 439-533kg, improved to $2.73-$2.84/kg. 15 to 18-month dairy-beef steers, 309-388kg, returned $2.63-$2.88/kg with same bred heifers, 335-425kg, at $2.67-$2.69/kg. Most yearling beef-dairy steers, 172-305kg, returned $2.62-$2.77/kg. Angus-cross heifers, 210-232kg, lifted to $2.36-$2.39/kg, as did Hereford-Friesian, 216-293kg, up to $2.66-$2.78/kg. Hereford-dairy, 231-244kg, returned $2.52-$2.62/kg. Prime throughput reduced to 91 head. Seven South Devon steers, 544kg, took top honours at $2.94/kg whilst the balance of beef-dairy, 617-843kg, eased to $2.76-$2.82/kg. Dairy-beef heifers, 426-464kg, also softened to $2.67-$2.76/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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