Friday, March 29, 2024

Rangiuru sale 20.02

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The Rangiuru sale on Tuesday was best described as a tidy little market, with a smaller yarding of store cattle selling on a grass market, while limited supplies of prime cattle kept the pressure on buyers.
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Over $3.00/kg was achieved in all prime sections bar the cows, as strong demand put steers, heifers and bulls almost on an even keel. All steers sold within a tight $2.91-$3.02/kg range and that included Friesian, 525-596kg through to beef-Friesian of similar weight.

Three Hereford-cross heifers, 466kg, hit $3.00/kg, while other local trade Hereford-Friesian made $2.81-$2.86/kg, but prime lines, 527kg, pushed to $2.92-$2.95/kg. All beef bulls sold in excess of $3.00/kg, with 507-628kg making $3.02-$3.06/kg.

The boner market was also strong and firmed across all breeds. Friesian, 451-536kg, returned $1.80-$1.90/kg, with one line of five hitting $2.00/kg. Jersey, 380-440kg, made similar values at $1.83-$1.84/kg.

The ever popular Hereford-Friesian stood out in the R2 steer pens as prices lifted. Those 385-397kg returned $3.05-$3.06/kg, but the lighter weighted lines at 361-364kg reached $3.19-$3.21/kg. Friesian also found homes at high levels relative to normal, with 301-320kg making $3.05-$3.07/kg.

A line of 300kg Angus heifers was always going to be well contested and eventually went under the hammer for $3.15/kg, though were closely followed by 353kg Hereford-Friesian at $3.12/kg, along with lighter lines, 275-295kg, $3.00-$3.13/kg.

Weaner numbers were low but they were also subjected to good competition for what they were. Hereford-Friesian bulls, 150kg, sold to $715, with a 45kg heavier line making $850. Hereford-Jersey, 164-179kg, sold well at $590-$620, while the highlight in the heifer pens was a line of seven Hereford-Friesian, 147kg, which topped the section at $680.  

A yarding of 600 sheep featured prime lambs at $99-$151.50 and store lambs, $79-$87.50. Prime ewes were variable as they started at $30 and finished at $144.

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