The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

At the yards: Smaller yarding but strong results

Horowhenua Chronicle
4 Apr, 2019 10:13 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Photo / File

Photo / File

Levin Sale Carrfields Stock Report

A smaller yarding was seen at the Levin Sale compared to previous weeks but it brought strong results.

4 day old autumn calves: w/f bulls $300, good Frsn bulls $280-$290, medium Frsn bulls $140-$170, w/f hfrs $140-$180. Sheep: store lambs $103.

Cattle: ylg hfrs $830, wnr steers $490-$680, wnr hfrs $490-$580.

Rongotea Sale NZ Farmers Livestock Ltd

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Flavour of the day seemed to be the 2018-born stock rather than the adult cattle at Rongotea this week, NZFL livestock agent John Watson reported.

2 year white-face heifers 411kg-501kg traded between $2.55-$2.65/kg; 2 year w/f bulls 370kg-445kg made $950-$1100 and w/f steers 452kg-555kg made $1105-$1480.

2 year old Friesian cross heifers 388kg made $720.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

15 month white-face heifers 355kg-366kg fetched $2.12-$2-233 / kg;

Weaner Friesian bulls 142kg-200kg made $480-$580; white-face bulls 136k-190kg made $430-$600; exotic bulls 156kg made $3.07 / kg and crossbred bulls 125kg made $2.80 / kg.

Weaner Angus and Angus cross heifers 232kg-247kg made $510-$700; white-face heifers 120kg-185kg made $400-$550; Charolais heifers 172kg made $460; Simmental cross heifers 155kg made $3.17 / kg; Murray Grey heifers 195kg fetched $420.

Angus weaner steers 135kg-234kg fetched $3.40-$3.70 / kg; Friesian weaner steers 232 kg-300kg made $550-$660 / kg.

Discover more

Does the perfect sheep exist?

03 Apr 12:15 AM

'Sheep to shop' strategy gaining traction

04 Apr 09:00 PM

Stortford Lodge: Longer-term lambs sell especially well

04 Apr 08:00 PM

Stortford Lodge: Strong demand at Weaner Fair

04 Apr 09:30 PM

Friesian boner cows 475kg-574kg traded between $1.65-$1.71 / kg, and Friesian cross boners 461kg-502kg made $750-$920.

There were great quality Friesian and white-face bulls on offer.

In the autumn-born calf pens with medium Friesian bulls made $120-$160, top Friesian bulls made $200-$270; medium W/F bulls made $140-$180, top W/F bulls made $280-$395; medium Angus bulls made $105-$150, tops made $300-$315; medium W/F heifers made $130-$180, tops made $200-$255 and Angus heifers made $80-$180.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from The Country

Premium
The Country

'They just keep coming': Illegal hunting causes frustration and fear on East Coast

The Country

Watch: CCTV shows moment drug-driver caused tractor to crash into homes

The Country

Te Puke incident: Person airlifted after serious injury


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Premium
Premium
'They just keep coming': Illegal hunting causes frustration and fear on East Coast
The Country

'They just keep coming': Illegal hunting causes frustration and fear on East Coast

East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick highlights rising poaching concerns.

17 Jul 06:00 AM
Watch: CCTV shows moment drug-driver caused tractor to crash into homes
The Country

Watch: CCTV shows moment drug-driver caused tractor to crash into homes

17 Jul 03:49 AM
Te Puke incident: Person airlifted after serious injury
The Country

Te Puke incident: Person airlifted after serious injury

17 Jul 02:26 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP