Saturday, April 20, 2024

Wellsford store cattle sale 15.01

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Just a small selection of cattle came forward for the second week running at Wellsford. This reflected the feed conditions through Northland which are as good as any through the country. Just two lines of two-year bulls were offered, and top dollar went to the 560kg beef-cross bulls at $1510, $2.69/kg.
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The changing supply and demand dynamics added a few extra dollars to the yearling steers. Most notable were some 340-370kg Hereford-Friesians, at $1120-$1180, up at least 20c/kg on a week ago. A line of 340kg Hereford-Friesians were the highlight of the yearling heifers too at $1050, but nothing else stood out. A few yearling Friesian bulls added something a little different, selling at $870-$1030 for 335-380kg.

More weaners came out of the woodwork, but not in any great numbers. Bidders clearly worked on per head budgets given weights didn't make much difference to prices. All beef-cross steers, 135-190kg, made $540-$640, while the majority of 110-160kg heifers went for $470-$510.

Two lines of cows in-calf to beef bulls sold quite well, making $1470-$1510, $2.82-$2.84/kg. Some run-with-bull Hereford-Friesian heifers weren't quite as popular at $1265, $2.63/kg.

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