LIVESTOCK REPORTS

Levin Stock sale

Levin Sale held in wonderful conditions. A good yarding of sheep with ewes R.W.R $110, fat lambs $150 — $130, store lambs $120 — $90. In the cattle pens F/H R.2 steers $1050, ylg steers $500 to $450, ylg heifers $380 to $360.

Rongotea Sale Report June 8

Demand outstripped supply at Rongotea today due to the short week, which resulted in a lift in prices for anything of quality, reported Darryl Harwood of NZ Farmers Livestock.

3 year Hereford steers 495 kg — 680 kg made $2.36/kg — $2.46/kg and Jersey heifers 520 kg made $2.04/kg.

2 year Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 404 kg made $2.48/kg, Angus cross heifers 280 kg — 321 kg made $2.43/kg — $2.77/kg and Speckle Park cross heifers 296 kg made $3.04/kg. Cross bred heifers 383 kg made $1.80/kg and Jersey heifers 410 kg made $1.98/kg.

Yearling Hereford bulls 215 kg — 290 kg made $2.38/kg — $2.79/kg.

Yearling Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 178 kg — 318 kg made $1.75/kg — $2.34/kg, Angus cross heifers 283 kg made $2.80/kg and Murray Grey cross heifers 290 kg made $2.62/kg. Beef Shorthorn cross heifers 158 kg made $2.54/kg, Friesian heifers 173 kg — 233 kg made $1.33/kg — $1.51/kg and cross bred heifers 323 kg — 338 kg made $1.74/kg — $1.80/kg.

Weaner Friesian — Hereford cross steers 130 kg made $390 and Hereford bulls 175 kg made $450.

Weaner Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 193 kg made $460 and Angus cross heifers 200 kg made $220.

Jersey boner cows 365 kg — 411 kg made $1.27/kg — $1.29/kg.