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: Short on numbers

Horowhenua Chronicle
27 Jun, 2019 10:24 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

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

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
A fine day did little to bring out cattle in any numbers. Photo / File

A fine day did little to bring out cattle in any numbers. Photo / File

Levin

Stock Report from Carrfields Livestock

Short on numbers but values up on recent weeks.

Sheep — fat lambs $140 — $160, store lambs $100 — $70. 2 yr heifers $750 — $980, boner cows $600, autumn born wnr steers $520, autumn born wnr heifers $400 — $450.

Rongotea

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

A fine day did little to bring out cattle in any numbers, with store beef bulls the flavour of the sale. 3 year beef heifers 635 kg made $1600. 2 year Friesian — Hereford cross steers 400 kg made $1000 and Devon cross steers 360 kg made $940.

2 year cross bred bulls 300 kg — 387 kg made $2.08/kg — $2.20/kg.

2 year Friesian — Hereford cross heifers 355 kg, Murray Grey cross heifers 365 kg and Simmental cross heifers 400 kg all made $940. Cross bred heifers 325 kg — 475 kg made $2.00/kg — $2.40/kg.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Yearling Friesian-Hereford cross bulls 217 kg — 308 kg made $2.37/kg — $2.71/kg, Friesian bulls 245 kg — 290 kg made $1.81/kg — $2.45/kg and cross bred bulls 245 kg — 273 kg made $1.67/kg — $2.49/kg.

Yearling Friesian-Hereford cross heifers 330 kg made $800 and Devon cross heifers 225 kg made $635.

Weaner Friesian bulls 180 kg $500, Friesian-Hereford cross bulls 160 kg $555.

Weaner Friesian-Hereford cross heifers 98 kg — 161 kg made $400 — $565.

Discover more

At the yards: In calf cows dominate at sale

30 May 11:24 PM

Stortford Lodge: Bargains to be found in big yarding

12 Jun 10:04 PM

At the yards: Dairy cows fill up most of stock pens

14 Jun 06:26 AM

At the yards: Good quality beef and heifers on sale

20 Jun 09:15 PM

In-calf Jersey cows $720, in calf Jersey heifers $670 and Friesian cross heifers $680 — $720.

Friesian boner cows 442 kg — 542 kg $1.69/kg — $1.84/kg.

Save
    Share this article

Latest from The Country

The Country

Waioweka Gorge closure for 'several weeks' will affect roadworks, freight

19 Jan 02:30 AM
The Country
|Updated

'The rain was absolutely deafening': Northland communities praised for resilience as more heavy rain looms

19 Jan 01:21 AM
The Country

The Country: David Seymour on 2026 so far

19 Jan 01:15 AM

Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Waioweka Gorge closure for 'several weeks' will affect roadworks, freight
The Country

Waioweka Gorge closure for 'several weeks' will affect roadworks, freight

SH2 north closure comes after heavy rain caused slips and evacuations.

19 Jan 02:30 AM
'The rain was absolutely deafening': Northland communities praised for resilience as more heavy rain looms
The Country
|Updated

'The rain was absolutely deafening': Northland communities praised for resilience as more heavy rain looms

19 Jan 01:21 AM
The Country: David Seymour on 2026 so far
The Country

The Country: David Seymour on 2026 so far

19 Jan 01:15 AM


Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 
Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
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 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP