Fine weather kept the cattle away at Rongotea last week as the mild weather and adequate feed supplies keep stock on the farm in anticipation of good spring pricesNew Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 370-445kg, were mostly steady at $2.22-$2.65/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 162-172kg, made $3.78-$3.82/kg and Angus-cross, 250-315kg, earned $2.38-$2.54/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 233kg sold for $620 with Angus-cross, 267kg, well sought at $730. In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $215-$305, Hereford-Friesian bull calves earned $130-$270 and Hereford-Friesian heifer calves returned $150-$250.
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