Cull dairy cows filled numerous pens at Rangiuru on Tuesday, as pregnancy testing takes place and empty cows are offloaded. The market was softer though met expectations.
Prime steers reflected easing schedules and tight space, with good beef and exotic lines making $2.62-$2.73/kg, and dairy-beef, 515-611kg, $2.50-$2.58/kg. Beef-Friesian heifers, 520-546kg, traded at $2.48-$2.53/kg.
Around 400 store cattle were penned, and bidding was selective. R2 Friesian heifers, 330-402kg, varied from $2.02/kg to $2.23/kg.
Weaner prices were mixed as Hereford-cross steers, 110kg, made $410, and Hereford-Friesian bulls, 130-155kg, $590-$620, though lesser bulls were discounted to $330-$360. Friesian bulls, 140-174kg, earned $520-$595.
Rangiuru cattle sale 12.02
Boner Friesian & Friesian-cross cows, 426-534kg, eased to $1.39-$1.48/kg
Boner Jersey cows, 376-384kg, eased to $1.12-$1.20/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 359-382kg, eased to $2.75-$2.79/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 332-402kg, eased to $2.54-$2.57/kg
Most beef-cross and beef-Friesian heifers, 85-114kg, made $300-$340
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