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Rongotea sale 17.10

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Hereford-Friesian heifers and steers were the order of the day at Rongotea on Wednesday, with both yearlings and two-year cattle to choose from, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. 
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Two-year Simmental-cross steers, 537kg, made $1540, while Hereford-Friesian heifers traded at $2.73-$2.80/kg. Murray Grey-cross heifers, 405kg, made $970 and Angus-cross, 390–408kg, $2.59-$2.70/kg.

Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 287–321kg, traded from $2.72/kg to $3.39/kg, while Friesian, 210 – 280kg made $1.80 /kg, and Murray Grey cross, 325kg, $2.32/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 303-325kg, also sold over a big range from $2.62/kg to $3.23/kg. Angus cross, 306kg, made $2.77/kg and Simmental cross, 364kg, $2.93/kg. 

In the weaner pens, Friesian bulls, 100-107kg, fetched $510-$550 and Hereford-Friesian, 92kg, $500. 

In-milk Friesian cows made $930-$970 and in-calf Friesian-cross cows and heifers returned $980 – $1030.

The boner pens had a small number of Friesian cows, 485–547kg, which made $1.81-$1.88/kg and Friesian-cross, $1.67-$1.81/kg. 

In the calf pens Friesian bulls made $100-$185, Hereford Friesian $120-$280, and Angus-cross $150.  Hereford Friesian heifers fetched $60-$135, and Angus-cross $80-$120.

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