Rongotea Dairy Sale

The first dairy sale for 2013 saw 60 cows and heifers for sale at Rongotea on Tuesday.

In-calf frsn cows $550 — $780, larger cross breed $460 — $580 and smaller cross breed $360 — $400. Jersey in-calf cows made $460 — $470.

Small in-calf frsn hfrs made $390 and cross breed hfrs made $360 — $400.

Rongotea Sale Report — 15th May 2013

A good sized yarding this week at Rongotea with a strong buying bench.

2 yr beef bulls up to 935 kg made $1830 ($1.96). Dairy bulls 505 — 535 kg made up to $930 ($1.84 — $1.94).

2 yr beef steers up to 645 kg made $1290 ($1.90 — $2.05).

2 yr beef hfrs up to 485 kg made up to $940 ($1.93 — $1.99). Dairy hfrs 425 kg made $620 — $655 ($1.45 — $1.54).

Weaner beef steers 105 kg — 173 kg made up to $390 ($2.24 — $2.85) and 210 kg — 300 kg made up to $565 ($1.40 — $2.86).

Weaner beef hfrs 160 kg — 252 kg made up to $470 ($1.78 — $2.57).

Weaner frsn bulls up to 240 kg made $460 ($1.69 — $2.02). Weaner beef bulls 140 kg — 160 kg made up to $450 ($2.14 — $2.64).

Cross breed boner cows up to 525 kg made $670 ($1.25). Smaller cross breed cows up to 400 kg made up to $480 ($1.16). Jersey boners 440 kg made up to $440 ($1.05).

Good mixed sex lambs made $65- $85 with smaller lambs making $30 — $43. Weaner pigs made $60 — $62. There were 120 calves with a large number of buyers. Frsn bull calves this week made $170 — $210, WF bulls made $200 — $295 and cross breed bulls $70 — $150.

WF heifers made $155 —$185 with smaller calves making $100 — $140.