LIVESTOCK SALES
Rongotea Sale Report, March 8
A great selection of calves made for strong prices at the Rongotea sale yards, reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.
3-year Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 560kg made $2.56/kg.
2-year Friesian — Hereford cross steers 471kg — 631 kg made $2.55/kg — $2.94/kg, Murray Grey steers 408kg made $2.63/kg and Speckle Park cross steers 304kg made $2.53/kg.
2-year Hereford bulls 620kg made $2.90/kg and 2-year Jersey bulls 460 kg made $2.17/kg.
2-year Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 518kg made $2.63/kg and Speckle Park cross heifers 300kg made $2.50/kg.
15-month Friesian — Hereford cross steers 290kg — 353kg made $2.52/kg — $2.58/kg.
15-month Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 250kg — 265kg made $2.04/kg — $2.12/kg, Angus cross heifers 320kg made $2.41/kg and White Galloway heifers 220kg made $2.27/kg. Friesian heifers 250kg — 375 kg made $1.76/kg — $2.00/kg.
Yearling Belgian Blue cross steers 285kg made $2.65/kg and Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 302kg made $2.39/kg.
Weaner Angus steers 216kg made $685 and Angus cross steers 160kg made $420.
Weaner Friesian bulls 151kg — 165 kg made $310 — $340, Angus cross bulls 120kg-148kg made $250 — $400,
Limousin cross bulls 188kg — 258kg made $450 — $600 and Speckle Park cross bulls 140kg made $370.
Weaner Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 130kg-215kg made $440 — $550, Angus heifers 195kg made $480 and Limousin cross heifers 221kg made $545. Murray Grey cross heifers 153kg made $400, Red Devon cross heifers 177 kg made $350 and Speckle Park cross heifers 172kg made $450.
Mixed age Limousin cross cows 522kg made $1.44/kg and White Galloway
cows 425kg made $1.94/kg.
Boner Friesian cows 530kg and Jersey cows 395kg made $1.34/kg.
In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $145 — $155, Friesian — Hereford cross bull calves made $185-$270, Angus cross bull calves made $150$220 and Speckle Park cross bulls calves made $215-$260. Friesian — Hereford cross heifer calves made $185 — $205, Angus cross heifer calves made $150 — $200 and Speckle Park cross heifer calves made $265.