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We had a large yarding of Freisian bull calves which sold from $80 - $120 for the better calves, down to $20 $40 for smaller and lesser sorts.

Sheep – ewes and lambs $80 all counted, in lamb ewes $100 - $130, fat lambs $120 - $140, rams $50, store lambs $70 - $90.

Store cattle – rsg 2 Freis x hfrs $800, small rsg1 F/A $300, Freis hfrs, $240 - $300.

Further inquiries re any selling or buying livestock at Levin or Feilding phone David Haworth 0274 504 133 or Margaret Morgan 021 252 1977. ■

With a continuing spell of fine weather keeping the store cattle at home, the calf pens were filled almost to capacity at Rongotea today reported Darryl Harwood of NZ Farmers Livestock. 2 year Friesian – Hereford cross and Angus cross steers 674 kg made $2.75/kg and Belted Galloway steers 360 kg made $2.44/kg. 2 year Friesian and cross bred heifers 328 kg – 440 kg made $2.10/kg - $2.31/kg. 18 month Angus cross heifers 274 kg - 299 kg made $2.81/kg - $3.12/kg and Friesian – Hereford cross heifers 265 kg made $1.89/kg. Yearling Angus cross steers 175 kg made $3.03/kg, Friesian – Hereford cross steers 173 kg made $2.97/kg and cross bred steers 175 kg made $2.86/kg.

Yearling Friesian bulls 208 kg – 328 kg made $2.17/kg - $2.47/kg, Friesian – Hereford cross bulls 190 kg – 230 kg made $2.13/kg - $2.92/kg and cross bred bulls 220 kg made $2.05/kg.

Yearling Friesian – Hereford cross heifers 158 kg - 193 kg made $2.13/kg - $2.41/kg, Angus cross heifers 165 kg

– 241 kg made $2.08/kg - $2.42/kg and cross bred heifers 221 kg made $1.65/kg.

Weaner Friesian – Hereford cross steers 123 kg made $400 and cross bred steers 135 kg made $400.

Weaner Friesian bulls 139 kg – 148 kg made $400 - $410.

Weaner Friesian – Hereford cross heifers 150 kg made $400.

In calf Friesian – Hereford cross heifers 498 kg made $2.57/kg.

In calf Friesian cows made $1160 - $1330 and cross bred cows made $800 - $870. In calf Friesian heifers made $800 and cross bred heifers $800 - $1150.

Friesian boner cows 510 kg made $1.87/kg.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $40 - $105 and Friesian – Hereford cross bull calves made $80 - $240. Belgian Blue cross bull calves made $180, Angus cross bull calves made $90 and Speckle Park bull calves made $95 - $185. Friesian – Hereford cross heifer calves made $40 - $130, Speckle Park heifer calves made $100 - $130 and Angus cross heifer calves made $80.