Weekend rain was unable to boost numbers in the cattle pens or on the buying bench at RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. R3 heifers varied as Hereford-Friesian, 292kg, sold well at $2.29/kg, while beef-cross, 480kg, were bought for $1.80/kg and Friesian, 376kg, $1.50/kg.
The first of the autumn-born calves were on offer and Friesian bulls traded at $105-$205, while Hereford-Friesian sold in a range of $200-$285.
Rongotea cattle sale 26.02
R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 460kg, softened to $2.17/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 302kg, held at $2.31/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 327kg, fetched $2.14/kg
Autumn-born R1 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 230kg, earned $2.35/kg
Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian heifer calves made $250-$265
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