Sales resumed at Feilding with the 2.5-year bullock fair on Thursday. The vast majority were 500-660kg Angus or Angus-Hereford lines that made $2.70-$2.80/kg. Only 400 cattle were yarded on the Friday, most of which were bulls. Two-year Friesian bulls, 550-610kg, made $2.65-$2.75/kg. Some 250-285kg traditional yearling heifers made $3.10-$3.20/kg, with similar Hereford-Friesian at $2.65-$2.70/kg. The lamb market lifted around $10 on average for the 7300 sold. Good lambs were mainly $100-$110, mediums were $90-$100 and all but the lightest $75-$90. Read more in your LivestockEye.
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