LIVESTOCK SALES REPORTS

Levin sale was well attended and in sheep pens lambs sold well. Fat lambs $15-$130, store lambs $120-$90. In cattle pens Hereford R I bulls $900, steers $910, heifers $800, F/H weaner steers $580.North Island Weaner Fairs are in full swing, for any information on Feilding weaner fairs ph D H Haworth 0274 504 133.

Rongotea Sale Report March 22

A good yarding of heavier cattle made for a buoyant sale at the Rongotea sale yards reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

3 year Jersey bulls 665 kg made $2.38/kg.

2 year Angus cross steers 494 kg - 587 kg made $2.57/kg - $2.64/kg and

Speckle Park cross steers 478 kg made $2.66/kg.

2 year White Galloway bulls 470 kg made $2.38/kg.

2 year Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 490 kg made $2.65/kg, Angus cross heifers 474 kg made $2.59/kg and Speckle Park cross heifers 473 kg made $2.60/kg. Red Poll heifers 491 kg made $2.62/kg and Friesian heifers 348 kg – 430 kg made $1.93/kg $2.26/kg. 15 month Friesian - Hereford cross steers 375 kg made $2.38/kg and Simmental cross steers 325 kg made $2.43/kg.

Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross steers 118 kg made $500 and Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 128 kg – 144 kg made $510 - $550. Weaner Speckle Park cross bulls 148 kg made $575 and Jersey bulls 275 kg made $620.

Boner Friesian - Hereford cross cows 610 kg made $1.64/kg and Jersey cows 392 kg made $1.20/kg.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $185 - $275, Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $170 - $275 and Angus cross bull calves made $200 - $215. Friesian - Hereford cross heifer calves made $180 - $210 and Angus cross heifer calves made $140 - $185.