Friday, March 29, 2024

Rongotea cattle 29.07

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Heifer feeder calves made $70 to $280 Autumn-born weaner heifers fetched $370-$555 R2 Friesian steers, 470kg, traded at $2.32/kg R2 Speckle Park heifers, 345kg, earned $2.61/kg In-calf Friesian and crossbred heifers sold at $930-$1000
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The calf pens were the feature at Rongotea last Wednesday with a sunny day bringing out buyers, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Friesian bull calves softened at $60-$135, while Hereford-Friesian were firm at $100-$315. Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 148-175kg, traded at $465-$505, with same breed bulls, $580. Simmental-cross bulls, 210kg, were able to reach $600. R1 Angus-cross steers, 225kg, sold at $2.98/kg, with Hereford-Friesian heifers, 320kg, at $2.63/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 338-355kg, were bought for $2.34/kg to $2.54/kg.

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