LIVESTOCK SALES REPORTS

Levin Stock Sale Report from Carrfields

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Four day old calves back in price following other markets.

Friesian bulls $90 - $75, Freisian x bulls $30 - $40, F/H hfrs $150. Store lambs $120. Cattle pen- wnr bulls $800, wnr M/G steers $650, wnr F/H steers $570 to $460. For lesser sorts – hfrs $400 - $480.

■ Rongotea Sale Report April 26

Another short week kept the cattle away at the Rongotea sale yards reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

3 year Friesian - Hereford cross steers 385 kg made $2.55/kg.

2 year Murray Grey bulls 515 kg made $2.34/kg.

2 year Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 385 kg made $2.83/kg, Angus cross heifers 408 kg - 417 kg made $2.86/kg - $2.94/kg, Belted Galloway cross heifers 405 kg made $2.59/kg and Friesian heifers 333 kg made $1.83/kg.

15 month Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 256 kg made $2.19/kg.

Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross steers 125 kg made $400 and Angus cross steers 130 kg – 180 kg made $350 - $360.

Weaner Friesian bulls 201 kg made $560 and Angus cross bulls 128 kg made $360.

Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 140 kg - 197 kg made $340 $610, Angus cross heifers 115 kg – 155 kg made $410-- $500 and Murray Grey cross heifers 205 kg made $460.

Boner Friesian cows 503 kg - 565 kg made $1.33/kg - $1.35/kg, cross bred cows 439 kg – 494 kg made $1.30/kg - $1.32/kg and Jersey cows 447 kg made $1.32/kg. Murray Grey cows 425 kg – 525 kg made $1.34/kg - $1.81/kg and Charolais cows 345 kg made $1.33/kg.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $40 - $95, Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $255 and Angus cross bull calves made $95 $210. Friesian - Hereford cross heifer calves made $185 - $290 and Angus cross heifer calves made $180 - $310.