It was a miserable day at Rangiuru last Tuesday, which reduced tallies. Most R2 heifers were Hereford-Friesian and the top pen, 363kg, earned $2.98/kg with the lions’ share $2.74-$2.85/kg. Advertised R1 Angus-Hereford heifers, 219kg, fetched $720 while Hereford-Friesian, 285kg, sold for $830 and autumn-born Angus, 170kg, $620.
Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 606-708kg, traded at $3.04-$3.11/kg, followed by Angus, 640kg, $2.97/kg. The remainder of the section was mostly cows with the highlight being in-calf Charolais, 808kg, that made $2.60/kg. Other in-calf pens of a variety of breeds made $2.20/kg to $2.44/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Rangiuru cattle and sheep sale 11.08
R3 Hereford bulls, 636kg, achieved $3.14/kg
R3 Hereford-Friesian and Ayrshire steers, 532-566kg, made $2.80-$2.81/kg
R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 372kg, earned $3.04/kg
Lambs varied from $41 to $149
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