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R2 beef-cross and beef-dairy steers, 466-496kg, returned a solid $2.74-$2.81/kg
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R1 Angus-Friesian steers, 208kg, sold well at $640
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R1 Belgian Blue-Friesian cross heifers, 142kg, returned $500
A smaller yarding of just over 200 cattle were penned by New Zealand Farmers Livestock at Frankton last Wednesday. R2 Angus-Friesian heifers, 325-352kg, were consistent at $2.58-$2.64/kg. R1 cattle accounted for 46% of the store yarding and the balance of beef-dairy steers, 174-177kg, sold to per head budgets at $525-$565. R1 Belgian Blue-Friesian cross bulls, 160-161kg, returned $505-$520. Hereford, 203kg, were a highlight at $700. Five Hereford-Friesian cows vetted-in-calf to Wagyu bulls headed to their new home at $1150. A limited prime section saw steers, 485-558kg, trade at $2.63-$2.76/kg. A single pen of Hereford-dairy heifers, 478kg, were well contested at $2.69/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.