LIVESTOCK SALES

Rongotea Sale Report November 22

Welcome rain has changed the mood from worrying about a drought to needing more mouths for the pasture growth which has finally kicked into gear reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

2 year Belgian Blue cross steers 593 kg made $3.22/kg, Angus steers 525 kg made $3.22/kg, Friesian Hereford cross steers 553 kg made $3.02/kg and Speckle Park cross steers 530 kg made $3.02/kg.

2 year Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 483 kg – 570 kg made $3.07/kg - $3.15/kg and White Galloway cross heifers 533 kg made $3.06/kg.

Yearling Friesian - Hereford cross steers 338 kg - 365 kg made $2.49/kg - $2.66/kg and Angus cross steers 278 kg made $2.59.kg.

Yearling Angus cross bulls 300 kg made $2.70/kg.

Autumn born Friesian - Hereford cross steers 150 - 186 kg made $430 - $685 and Angus cross steers 185 kg made $465.

Autumn born Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 143 kg - 213 kg made $410 - $580 and Angus cross heifers 180 kg - 184 kg made $535 - $570.

Weaner Simmental cross steers 118 kg made $530.

Weaner Friesian bulls 94 kg - 118 kg made $410 - $550.

Weaner Friesian - Hereford cross heifers 88 kg - 128 kg made $420 $510 and Angus cross heifers 104 kg - 114 kg made $510 - $525.

In the calf pens, Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $100 $195, Friesian - Hereford cross heifer calves made $100 - $125 and Charolais cross heifer calves made $130.