LIVESTOCK SALES REPORTS

A Curious Daughter by Jules Van Mil, MacMillan, $49.99 .. ..

Rongotea Sale Report 3rd October 2023

The rain finally stopped and welcome sunshine made for a positive sale reported Darryl Harwood of New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

2 year Hereford – Friesian cross steers 398 kg made $2.89/kg, Angus cross steers 356 kg made $2.67/kg and cross bred steers 390 kg made $1.92/kg.

2 year Hereford– Friesian cross bulls 333 kg made $2.80/kg, Speckle Park cross bulls 398 kg made $3.07/kg and Friesian bulls 345 kg made $3.04/kg.

2 year Hereford – Friesian cross heifers 430 kg - 730 kg made $2.74/kg - $2.94/kg and Friesian 435 kg heifers made $2.70/kg.

Yearling Hereford – Friesian cross steers 328 kg - 330 kg made $2.88/kg - $3.25/kg, Angus cross steers 320 kg made $2.97/kg and Friesian steers 335 kg made $2.24/kg.

Yearling Friesian bulls 250 kg made $2.40/kg - $2.90/kg and Hereford – Friesian cross bulls 260 kg - 305 kg made $2.62/kg - $2.65/kg.

Yearling Hereford - Friesian cross heifers 154 kg - 353 kg made $2.95/kg - $3.22/kg.

Autumn born Angus steers 150 kg made $560.

Autumn born Hereford - Friesian cross heifers 110 kg - 135 kg made $360 - $540 and Angus cross heifers 134 kg - 171 kg made $450 - $540.

Weaner Friesian bulls 72 kg – 134 kg made $270 - $510, Hereford – Friesian cross bulls 90 kg – 185 kg made $400 - $570 and Angus cross bulls 125 kg made $410.

Friesian cows with a calf at foot made $1210 and in calf Friesian cows made $1160.

Friesian boner cows 445 kg – 635 kg made $1.93/kg - $2.03/kg.

In the calf pens, Friesian bull calves made $60. Friesian - Hereford cross bull calves made $55 - $105, Angus cross bull calves made $65 - $85, Speckle Park cross bull calves made $60 - $80 and Simmental cross bull calves made $190 - $245. Friesian Hereford cross heifer calves made $40- $65, Charolais cross heifer calves made $75 and Speckle Park cross heifer calves made $80.

.. .. .. .. .. Joy Meredith is not looking forward to the 18th birthday party her mother is organising.

Her mother has invited hundreds of people. Joy would far rather have a quiet evening with her family and close friends.

The night is better than expected until late in the evening when a family member dies.

Home for Joy is Monaghan Station in Queensland. It’s 1979 and she knows it’s time to go out into the big wide world. She’s made up her mind to defy her mother and move into a flat in town as she studies to become a vet.

She’s happy. She has a boyfriend and a part-time job in a bar. Life is good.

Then she meets the lead singer in a band, Mick Harris. Suddenly her life has changed and she finds herself deferring her studies while she jets off with Mick,

But just when she thinks she’s found the person she wants to spend the rest of her life with, things change again.

An enjoyable fast-moving read that will keep you entertained.