Livestock
Illustrious the bull lives up to his name
Sweet-tempered bull inducted into LIC Hall of Fame, 17,313 daughters later.
Top cows climb into the $20,000s
Waikato auction of high-producing Holsteins does the girls proud.
Atmospheric river couldn’t dampen Whataroa calf sale
After a week’s delay, day finds stock in magnificent form.
Stream of calves moves north to buyers
As the dry bit hard, South Island vendors found support and keen buyers across the strait for their crop of calves.
Livestock efficiency taps into digital
Data-based systems set to increase, SFF tells farmers.
Blanket of mud spreads around North Island
The never-ending rain is floating heavy stock off the farms and into the saleyards, where returns are softer but still respectable.
Lamb price plummets with no immediate relief in sight
July return dips below June for first time in 20 years.
Good outcomes, on average, for 2023 bull sales
Clearance rates ‘right up with past years’, auctioneers say.
Delayed East Coast bull sales hit high prices
Top honours go to historic stud at Whangara.
When a Speckle Park is not a Speckle Park
Having a speckled coat is no guarantee that the cattlebeast is a fast-growing, well-marbled, sweet-tempered Speckle Park.
Single BW index opposed by genetics firms
LIC and CRV question need for a new index as mooted by DairyNZ.
Stern competition sets bull price records
Angus takes top spot in two-year-old bull sales with room to spare.
Stock class reductions cause for concern
Farm sales, policy changes and other trends are having a skewing effect at the saleyards, with, for example, increased demand for lambs coming when ewe numbers are continuing to fall.
Bulls reach $65,000 in the north and south
Angus stays on North Island, Charolais catches Aus breeders’ eyes.
Angus bulls push up clearances and prices
Merchiston Goalkeeper makes a tidy save for Rangitikei stud.
Big Hereford price made in Westland sale
South Westland fellow will make his new home in Southland.
Beef herd royalty goes under the hammer
Tree planting on land sold to forestry begins on the day cattle sale is held.
Steady prices, clearances as bull sales begin
Top price of $21,000 paid for Opawa Kamikaze, sold by the Timperley family.
National herd and flock continue to shrink
Dairy cattle numbers at their lowest in 11 years, according to latest census.
Stock make it through with a tale to tell
The Bailey bridge is in place, the flood-ravaged road has re-opened, and Wairoa livestock was welcomed back to Stortford Lodge on Wednesday after months of disruption.
Bringing bull buyers to battered bays
Enterprising studs package bull sales with tour of cyclone aftermath.
Good grazing keeps cull cows out of works
Farmers awash in good pasture covers outbid meat companies.
Averages improve for dispersal cows and heifers
Autumn sales already achieving averages of over $2000 a head.
Students take their ‘projects’ off to saleyards
Pay day for Hawke’s Bay school as farm club makes a trip to the Stortford Lodge saleyard.
Beat inflation with livestock management
What if John King told you of a low-tech way to use a business overhead to create inventory and at the same time dodge inflation’s corrosive effects?
Shenley Station takes stock to the people
Saleyard action took on a different look at some yards with single-vendor and special breed sales held at Temuka and Waipiata locations.
From wedding dresses to work boots for Longfords
In a change of policy, Rotorua event property hosts on-farm sale.
Contracted cows sell well in Paynes sale
Country’s top production herd draws buyers eager for best dairy genetics.
Cow values drop in autumn clearing sales
More sales than usual and cow values down as much as $1000 since last year
Protests undimmed as live export ban nears
Livestock industry pins its hopes of a U-turn on a change of government
Store market resets as weather improves
Along with calmer weather, the store market has reset to the point where it can be usefully assessed for pointers the season ahead.
National cow tally continues to fall
Herd numbers have also dropped, to under 11,000.
Where the sales are, that’s where the calves will be
Calves surmount logistical hurdles to come to the people, with East Coast beef weaners being joined by their Wairoa neighbours to make up one of the biggest fairs the country will see for the season.
Farmers warned to plan for delays in spring bobby calf collection
New rules, market pressures coincide to put pressure on processing.
Halter funds path for accelerated development
Capital raising will back programme to meet needs of dairy farmers.
Stock walks 45km to be sold after N Canterbury roads washed out
By hook or shepherd's crook, Lake Station on-farm sale goes head after weather-related delays.
Temuka sticks with online independence
Platform accounting for about 20% of store cattle sales each event.
Online saleyards click with buyers and sellers
Live-streaming sales from bidr alone expected to top 1200 this year.
Flurry of sales as we roll into autumn
As autumn continues to flow into winter, we can expect to see livestock classes stick to these trends.
Lack of funding holds up new stock agent rules
Draft standards stall despite widespread industry agreement.
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