Quality cattle find homes with visiting buyers

These yearling Charolais heifers from Pukekaka Station at Tikitiki sold for $1070 at the Matawhero Cattle Fair on Tuesday. They weighed 348 kgs. Picture by Trevor Brown

There was plenty of demand for the large number of quality cattle on Tuesday at the monthly Matawhero Cattle Fair. Many of them were trucked out of the  district to new homes for a large bench of visiting buyers.

In all close to 2000 cattle were sold, prices being up slightly on the last fair in October.

The offering consisted mainly of yearling cattle, mostly steers.

L and D Hall at Waerenga-o-Kuri topped that class, receiving $1400 for 22 Angus steers, weighing 402 kgs.

Whareopaia Station at Tolaga Bay sold 31 yearling Angus heifers, weighing 337 kgs, for $1070.

Pukekaka Station at Tikitiki sold 23 Charolais yearling heifers, weighing 348 kgs, for $1070.

Lorraine Pere was paid $1285 for four yearling bulls, weighing 398 kgs.

Prices per kg: Three-year steers $3.49 - $3.09; two-year steers $3.25 - $3.14; yearling steers $4.08 - $3.47; yearling heifers $3.60 - $3.01; two- year bulls $3.19 - $3.06; yearling bulls $3.47 - $3.03; mixed age cows $2.19 - $1.69.

Best prices —

Yearling steers: L&D Hall, 22, $1400, 47, $1290; Whareopaia Station, 27, $1395, 58, $1300, 48, $1280, 18, $1150, 6, $1000; Pukekaka Station, 24, $1390, 8, $1080; Arakihi Station, 35, $1345, 22, $1280; R&J Utting Ltd, 56, $1270, 53, $1265, 9, $1125, 54, $1075; Rimunui Station, 29, $1240; Marotiri Farm P/S, 26, $1235, 4, $1200, 62, $1105, 15, $995; PN&LJ Adams, 10, $1235; Te Wera Station, 35, $1220; Fernside Station, 28, $1200, 30, $1080, 13, $880; Linburn P/S, 9, $1180, 32, $1060, 21, $980, 8, $910; Waituku Holdings, 19, $1115.

Yearling heifers: Pukekaka Station, 23, $1070, 6, $915; Whareopaia Station, 31, $1070, 42, $950, 12, $770; Te Wera Station, 35, $1000; Waituku Holdings, 19, $920; Marotiri Farm P/S, 24, $905; R&J Utting Ltd, 43, $885, 12, $720; Waiwhenua P/S, 10, $840; Marotiri Farm P/S, 13, $790, 19, $700; Fisher Farming, 24, $790.

Yearling bulls: Lorraine Pere, 4, $1285, 5, $920; Marotiri Farm P/S, 11, $1260, 17, $1030; Te Wera Station, 2, $1250; Arakihi Station, 7, $1240; Bushy Knoll Forest Ltd, 5, $1180; Rimunui Station, 6, $1090; Linburn P/S, 6, $1050, 3, $660; Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa, 8, $1010, 15, $920, 10, $780.