At the Yards: Smaller stock yarding

The Levin stock sale was steady this week.

Levin sale

Not a large yarding of stock, however the market was still steady as buyers maintain surplus feed on hand. Calves — w/f bulls $245, hfrd x hfrs $180. Sheep — ewes $81 — $95, rams $40 — $60, store lambs $60. Cattle — steers $1040 — $1140, heifers $1080, frsn wnr bulls $580, wnr hfrs $350 — $550, wnr strs $520 — $560.

Rongotea sale

A good yarding of all classes of cattle at Rongotea this week with a large number of well-bred 18 month heifers and weaner bulls.

3 year white face steers 635 kg made $1750 ($2.76).

2 year white face steers 427 kg made $1190 ($2.79), Murray Grey cross steers 410 kg made $1050 ($2.56), Charolais cross steers 387 kg made $950 ($2.45) and Angus cross steers 398 kg made $1070 ($2.69).

2 year Simmental bulls 720 kg made $2160 ($3.00), white face bulls 477 kg made $1310 ($2.74) and Galloway bulls 455 kg made $1150 ($2.53).

2 year white face heifers 392 kg — 427 kg made up to $1120 ($2.44 — $2.62), Angus cross heifers 422 kg made $1060 ($2.51) Friesian heifers 345 kg made $730 ($2.12) and cross breed heifers 315 kg made $660 ($2.10).

18 month white face steers 292 kg made $700 ($2.39) and Friesian steers 350 kg made $700 ($2.00).

18 month Angus cross bulls 410 kg made $1100 ($2.67), Friesian bulls 342 kg made $865 ($2.53), cross breed bulls 350 kg made $750 ($2.14) and Jersey bulls 352 kg made $695 ($1.98).

18 month white face heifers 261 kg — 418 kg made up to $1110 ($2.51 — $2.81), Short Horn heifers 304 kg made $755 ($2.48) and Friesian heifers 262 kg made $580 ($2.21).
Yearling cross breed bulls 191 kg made $585 ($3.05).

Yearling white face heifers 225 kg — 240 kg made up to $685 ($2.54 — $3.04).
Weaner white face steers 139 kg — 150 kg made up to $480 ($3.17 — $3.46), Angus cross steers 235 kg made $710 ($3.02) and cross breed steers 110 kg made $305 ($2.77).

Weaner Friesian bulls 145 kg — 295 kg made up to $750 ($2.54 — $4.07), white face bulls 139 kg — 215 kg made up to $670 ($3.12 — $4.36), Simmental bulls 400 kg made $1300 ($3.25) and Charolais cross bulls 235 kg made $685 ($2.91). Angus cross bulls 152 kg — 360 kg made up to $915 ($1.70 — $2.92), cross breed bulls 150 kg — 175 kg made up to $460 ($2.23- $3.08) and Jersey bulls 114 kg — 140 kg made up to $350 ($2.24 — $2.50).

Weaner white face heifers 110 kg — 136 kg made up to $440 ($3.06 — $4.00), Angus cross heifers 95 kg — 112 kg made $455 ($4.05) and Murray Grey heifers 124 kg made $485 ($3.89).

In milk cross breed heifers made $540.

Friesian boners 455 kg — 564 kg made up to $950 ($1.62 — $1.69), cross breed boners 452 kg — 491 kg up to $800 ($1.57 — $1.64) and Jersey boners 434 kg — 492 kg up to $740 ($1.42 — $1.50). Angus boners 522 kg made $975 ($1.87).

MA ewes $60 — $89, mixed sex lambs $60 — $138.