Rongotea Sale Report Sept 13
Heavier cattle made up the bulk of the sale at Rongotea this week, reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.
2 year Friesian - Hereford cross steers 468 kg made $3.04/kg, Speckle Park cross steers 371 kg made $3.10/kg, Belgian Blue cross steers 595 kg made $3.26/kg and Friesian steers 400 kg made $2.88/kg.
2 year Friesian bulls 618 kg made $3.16/kg, Angus cross bulls 520 kg made $3.48/kg and Speckle Park bulls 350 kg – 467 kg made $3.09/kg $3.21/kg.
2 year Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 300 kg – 428 kg made $2.03/kg - $2.99/kg, Angus cross heifers 415 kg - 442 kg made $2.60/kg - $2.96/kg, Speckle Park cross heifers 352 kg made $3.00/kg and Red Poll heifers 301 kg made $2.86/kg. Friesian heifers 446 kg - 455 kg made $2.87/kg $2.99/kg.
Yearling Friesian - Hereford cross steers 260 kg – 323 kg made $2.64/kg - $3.24/kg, Angus cross steers 234 kg – 240 kg made $2.92/kg - $3.29/kg and Murray Grey cross steers 205 kg made $3.02/kg.
Yearling Hereford bulls 247 kg - 381 kg made $2.83/kg - $3.50/kg, Friesian - Hereford cross bulls 245 kg made $3.10/kg, Friesian bulls 240 kg - 255 kg made $2.96/kg - $3.06/kg and Red Devon cross bulls 236 kg made $2.88/kg. Jersey bulls 196 kg – 245 kg made $2.20/kg - $2.37/kg and cross bred bulls 185 kg – 303 kg made $2.43/kg - $3.98/kg.
Yearling Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 183 kg - 340 kg made $2.65 $3.06/kg, Murray Grey cross heifers 200 kg - 340 kg made $2.21/kg $3.68/kg, Angus cross heifers 235 kg made $3.11/kg and White Galloway heifers 295 kg made $2.37/kg.
Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross steers 165 kg - 185 kg made $525 - $625, and Angus cross steers 125 kg made $425.
Weaner Friesian bulls 170 kg made $530. Weaner Hereford heifers 145 kg – 168 kg made $530 - $605.
Friesian boner cows 460 kg - 525 kg made $2.21/kg - $2.32/kg, cross bred cows 357 kg – 480 kg made $2.03/kg - $2.21kg and beef boners 460 kg – 568 kg made $2.11/kg - $2.48/kg.
In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $80 - $110, Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $40 - $125, Speckle Park cross bull calves made $55 - $80 and Simmental cross bull calves made $120. Friesian - Hereford cross heifer calves made $20 - $70, Simmental cross heifer calves made $60 and Speckle Park cross heifer calves made $60.