The last dairy-beef weaner fair for 2020 featured 600 calves at Dannevirke last Tuesday, and sold to local, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa buyers. Friesian bulls made up the lion’s share though some lines were passed in and for those that sold $420-$485 covered the majority. Second cut lines of beef-cross bulls made $460-$520. Top heifers of the same breed returned $500-$640 and the balance, $410-$450. Approximately 1900 lambs were offered last Thursday and varied from Romney cryptorchid, Perendale wethers to blackface mixed-sex. Medium lambs made $76-$94 and small, $61-$80.
Danniverke and Pahiatua dairy-beef weaner fair and sheep sale 14.12
Most beef-cross weaner bulls held at $520-$640
Top store lambs made $100-$108
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