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RONGOTEA SALE REPORT

April 5: Good grass growth and relaxed Covid restrictions made for full pens and the welcome return of buyers at the Rongotea sale yards reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

3 year Speckle Park cross bulls 780 kg made $3.01/kg and Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 605 kg made $2.58/kg.

2 year Friesian — Hereford cross steers 358 kg — 430 kg made $2.31/kg — $2.80/kg, Angus cross steers 364 kg made $2.58/kg and Speckle Park cross steers 399 kg made $2.68/kg. Red Devon cross steers 359 kg made $2.40/kg and Galloway steers 585 kg made $2.77/kg.

2 year Friesian bulls 440 kg made $2.73/kg and Speckle Park cross bulls 555 kg made $2.79/kg.

2 year Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 243 kg — 406 kg made $2.31/kg — $2.67/kg, Angus cross heifers 337 kg — 353 kg made $2.31/kg — $2.61/kg and Speckle Park cross heifers 377 kg — 415 kg made $2.48/kg — $2.60/kg. Red Devon cross heifers 353 kg made $2.29/kg, Galloway heifers 313 kg made $2.14/kg and Friesian heifers 340 kg — 357 kg made $1.50/kg — $2.16/kg.

15 month Galloway steers 290 kg made $2.07/kg and Galloway bulls 275 kg made $2.25/kg.

15 month Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 310 kg — 390 kg made $2.35/kg — $2.54/kg.

Yearling Friesian — Hereford cross bulls 265 kg made $2.15/kg, Angus bulls 320 kg made $2.38/kg and cross bred bulls 190 kg — 303 kg made $2.00/kg — $2.15/kg.

Yearling Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 230 kg made $2.43/kg.

Weaner Friesian — Hereford cross steers 125 kg — 240 kg made $320 — $580, Angus cross steers 115 kg — 129 kg made $320 — $520 and Galloway steers 200 kg made $440.

Weaner Friesian bulls 137 kg — 190 kg made $395 — $540, Friesian — Hereford cross bulls 157 kg made $405 and Angus cross bulls 163 kg made $380. Cross bred bulls 110 kg — 260 kg made $305 — $500.

Weaner Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 117 kg — 213 kg made $300 — $450 and Angus cross heifers 108 kg — 158 kg made $350 — $550.

Boner Friesian cows 385 kg — 544 kg made $1.27/kg — $1.53/kg.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $80 — $175, Friesian — Hereford cross bull calves made $170 — $265 and Angus cross bull calves made $125 — $220. Charolais cross bulls calves made $200 — $325. Friesian

— Hereford cross heifer calves made $175 — $250, Angus cross heifer calves made $185 and Charolais cross heifer calves made $185 — $230. CARRFIELDS STOCK REPORT Levin Sale: After welcome rain overnight with more forecast, purchasers came out to buy.

Friesian bull calves $145 — $160, Angus x beefies calves $150, Fr/Hfd hfrs calves $140.

Cattle — Rsg 2 yr steers $1140 — $1210, M/Grey weaners, hfrs $390, Shorthorn weaners, hfrs $440, Angus x weaners, hfrs $420