The regular Wednesday sale at Taranaki was held on Tuesday, with fewer stores offered but a good entry of prime and boner cattle.
Prices eased in the prime pens, though boner results were solid. Friesian and Friesian-cross heifers, 359-471kg, managed $1.72-$1.78/kg.
Only one line through the whole sale exceeded $3.00/kg, and that was 11 R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 405kg, which reached $3.21/kg. R2 Jersey bulls all sold for $940-$1100, though varied from $2.57/kg for the heaviest line to $2.92/kg for 322kg. Heifers had the numbers but not the quality and beef-cross made $945-$950, $2.36-$2.55/kg.
Taranaki cattle sale 05.02
Prime Angus-Friesian steers, 589-631kg, eased to $2.82-$2.85/kg
R3 traditional bulls, 610-710kg, firmed to $2.81/kg
Boner Friesian cows, 470-555kg, earned $1.82/kg
Boner Friesian heifers, 393-397kg, sold well at $1.90-$1.92/kg
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