LIVESTOCK SALES REPORTS
Rongotea Sale Report October 4
A bigger buying bench was rewarded with a good selection of cattle at Rongotea this week reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.
3 year Hereford heifers 560 kg made $3.38/kg and Friesian heifers 518 kg made$2.99/kg.
2 year Friesian - Hereford cross steers 404 kg - 540 kg made $3.17/kg - $3.41/kg, Angus cross steers 400 kg made $3.23/kg and Friesian steers 331 kg made $2.39/kg.
2 year Friesian bulls 450 kg - 610 kg made $3.04/kg - $3.30/kg.
2 year Angus cross heifers 465 kg made $3.33/kg and Friesian heifers 438 kg made $2.81/kg.
Yearling Friesian - Hereford cross steers 211 kg made $3.31/kg and Angus cross steers 267 kg made $3.56/kg.
Yearling Friesian bulls 213 kg – 233 kg made $3.18/kg - $3.65/kg, Hereford bulls 308 kg made $3.25/kg and White Galloway cross bulls 285 kg – 355 kg made $2.81/kg - $2.85/kg.
Yearling Hereford heifers 162 kg 282 kg made $3.00/kg - $3.26/kg, 145 kg made $450.
Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 136 kg – 147 kg made $600. In milk Friesian cows made $1200. Angus cross cows with a calf at foot made $1410.
Friesian boner cows 455 kg - 540 kg made $2.15/kg - $2.36/kg, cross bred cows 416 kg – 460 kg made $2.00/kg - $2.05/kg and White Galloway cows 565 kg made $2.53/kg.
In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $20 - $170, Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $40 - $190, Speckle Park cross bull calves made $155 and Simmental cross bull calves made $80. Friesian - Hereford cross heifer calves made $30 - $100.
Levin Sale
Small yarding but what sold realized value.
4 day calf pens F/H bulls $70 - $40, F/H heifers $40 to $30. Ewes – fat $100, ewes & lambs $100.
Store cattle – ylg heifers $870 $850, autumn F/H heifers $500 - $470.
For all enquiries regarding both store and fat stock phone David Haworth 0274 504 153.