LIVESTOCK SALES

Rongotea Sale September 19

A good yarding of heavier cattle and yearlings sold to a solid buying bench, reports Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

3-year Hereford bulls 785kg made $2.65/kg, Hereford-Friesian cross steers 670kg made $3.21/kg and Hereford-Friesian cross heifers 705kg made $2.18/kg.

2-year Hereford-Friesian cross steers 545kg made $3.21/kg and Belgian Blue cross steers 630kg made $3.24/kg.

2-year Hereford-Friesian cross bulls 545kg made $3.23/kg

2-year Hereford-Friesian cross heifers 421kg-455kg made $2.64/kg$2.90/kg.

Angus-cross heifers 425kg made $3/kg, Speckle Park cross heifers 373kg made $2.77/kg and cross-bred heifers 393kg-425kg made $2.37/kg$2.40/kg.

Yearling Hereford-Friesian cross steers 178kg-260kg made $2.75/kg$3.05/kg and Angus-cross steers 178kg made $3.55/kg.

Yearling Hereford-Friesian cross bulls 165kg made $3.09/kg and Anguscross bulls 143kg made $2.65/kg.

Yearling Hereford-Friesian cross heifers 186kg-265kg made $2.68/kg$2.85/kg, Angus heifers 203kg made $3.34/kg and Angus-cross heifers 270kg made $2.98/kg.

Charolais-cross heifers 303kg made $3.31/kg and Speckle Park cross heifers 173kg made $3.07/kg.

Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian cross heifers 202kg made $630 and Charolais-cross heifers 135kg made $550.

Weaner Hereford-Friesian cross steers 104kg made $570 and Hereford-Friesian cross bulls 98kg115kg made $400.

Weaner Hereford-Friesian cross heifers 100kg-135kg made $400-$640.

Autumn calving in-calf Friesian cows made $770-$1030 and Jersey cows made $750.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $50-$105.

Smaller Friesian-Hereford cross bull calves made $60-$100 and bigger calves made $110-$160.

Speckle Park cross bull calves made $170 and Simmental cross bull calves made $100-$310.

Friesian-Hereford cross heifer calves made $30-$115.

Simmental cross heifer calves made $135 and Speckle Park cross heifer calves made $65.

Levin Sale

4 day old calves F/H heifers $50 - $100, bulls $210.

Sheep – ewes and lambs $61 - $55, lambs store $80 to $100.

Cattle – ylg M/S heifers $750, F/H ylg steers $780, ylg heifers $700 - $550

Autumn heifers $500, Autumn steers $520.

Next week – A/c Client 40 F/H ylg, heifers 25 F/H ylg heifers