With just 250-head on offer, on Thursday’s store cattle sale at Tuakau was over quickly, Chris Elliott of PGG Wrightson reported.
Good quality lots held value, but as conditions in the region dry out lesser quality stock were harder to shift.
Heavy steers, 520-670kg, traded at $2.57-$2.94/kg, with 380-480kg steers, mostly Hereford-Friesian, making $2.71-$2.91/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 175kg, returned $770 and 128kg, $580. Friesian and Friesian-cross bulls, 130-180kg, made $300-$495.
Heavy heifers, 400-490kg, earned $2.50-$2.79/kg, and R2, mostly dairy-types weighing 240-330kg, fetched $1.70-$2.32/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 117kg, fetched $520.
About 1850 sheep were yarded last Monday, including 700 store lambs. Heavy prime lambs traded at $145-$180, and good-medium $125-$145. Store lamb prices ranged from $65 to $135. Medium prime ewes fetched $110-$140 and light $75-$110.
