AT THE YARDS

Levin Sale

Carrfields Livestock

Levin very wet but a strong market. Fat lambs $100-$120, ewes $90-$150, smaller lambs $70-$100. Store cattle F/H heifers $1000-$1280, smaller F/H $650-$800, wnr hfrs F/H $530, crossbreed strs $400, smaller F/H heifers $400.

Next week there will be: 25 ylg F/Angus steers, 30 ylg F/Angus heifers, 10 ylg Angus heifers, 20 wnr hfrs, 20 wnr bulls/steers.

Rongotea Sale

NZ Farmers Livestock Ltd

The rostrum was full at Rongotea this week with some new faces pushing prices for heavier cattle upwards as the grass market took hold, livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported.

3 year Friesian Hereford heifers 602 kg made $1530.

2 year Friesian Hereford steers 381kg440kg traded between $3.02-$3.08/kg, Angus cross steers 486 kg made $1270 and Friesian steers 428kg-578kg traded between $2.6-$2.68 / kg.

2 year Jersey bulls 300kg-378kg traded from $2.34-$2.36/kg.

2 year Friesian Hereford heifers 420kg440kg realised $2.84-$2.97/kg and 18 month Friesian - Hereford heifers 268kg made $840.

Yearling Friesian Hereford steers 315kg-405kg traded from $2.89-$3.11/kg and Friesian cross steers 358kg made $855.

Yearling Friesian Hereford bulls 335kg-370 kg traded between $2.89-$2.96/kg.

Yearling Friesian Hereford heifers 228kg-387kg traded from $2.59-$3.46/kg and Friesian cross heifers 235kg-360kg traded between $1.74-$2.77/kg.

In the weaner pens, Friesian bulls: 100kg-190kg made $370-$565, Friesian – Hereford bulls 85kg-150kg made $400-$500 and Friesian cross bulls 93kg-125kg made $300-$335.

Friesian Hereford steers 104kg-145kg made $570-$605.

Friesian Hereford heifers 92kg-135kg made $400-$565 and Angus cross heifers 85kg-95kg made $320-$370.

Friesian boner cows 505kg-512 kg traded between $1.70-$1.72/kg.