Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tuakau sales 3.10

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Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian steers, 163kg, sold well at $825 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 466kg, earned $1470  Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 588kg, sold to $3.18/kg Top prime ewes fetched $215
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Over 1000 cattle were yarded at Tuakau last Thursday and the market was steady, Carrfields Livestock agent Karl Chitham reported.

Steers at 400-470kg traded at $3.20-$3.37/kg. Angus-Friesian, 327kg, made $1050 and 300kg Angus-Friesian earned $995. Hereford-Friesian, 194kg, fetched $835.

Most 300-400kg heifers sold in a range of $3.02/kg to $3.21/kg, with autumn-born Hereford-Friesian, 135kg, making $515.

Medium-good prime steers sold at $3.06-$3.15/kg last Wednesday. Heifer prices eased by 5c/kg, with most 480-550kg returning $3.02-$3.08/kg. Well-conditioned Friesian cows sold to $2.20/kg, with 450-510kg varying from $1.87/kg to $2.14/kg.

Prime hoggets averaged $197 on Monday, with the top pen making $238. Store hoggets ranged from $100 to $139 and prime ewes continued to sell strongly, averaging $130.

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