The store cattle section was split 50:50 between R1 and R2 cattle at Rangiuru last Tuesday with the majority of the R2’s beef and dairy-beef steers that made $2.59/kg to $2.74/kg. The R1 section consisted of mostly traditional types with steers, 153-205kg, priced at $550-$638 with same weighted heifers at $420-$555.
In the prime pens in-calf Hereford-Friesian cows, 638kg, earned $2.45/kg, while Hereford-Friesian and Hereford-dairy, 502-508kg, were the main non-dairy cows at $2.37-$2.48/kg. Lambs sold in the range of $40-$131, with the few ewes penned mostly $90-$128. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Rangiuru cattle and sheep sale 14.07
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 438kg, sold for $2.95/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 403kg, fetched $2.66/kg
R1 Hereford bulls, 236kg, made $710
Boner Friesian cows, 435-517kg, all earned $1.84/kg
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