At the yards: Mixed results at sales

Good Friesian calves sold well at Levin. Photo / File

Levin

An interesting day at Levin sale with mixed results. Good Friesian calves sold well with crossbred calves being hard work. In the sheep section prices were steady across the board. Cattle were also hard work with numbers surpassing buyer interest.

Calves - Frsn bulls $200 - $240, smaller Frsn bulls $80 - $160, W/F bulls $230. Sheep - prime ewes $116, light ewes $71 - $87, prime lambs $100 - $110, store lambs $71 - $96. Cattle - 2yr Frsn strs $1030, hfrs $890, wnr W/F strs $615, wnr W/F hfrs $490. Rongotea 18th April 2018

Rongotea

The cattle pens were full to capacity at Rongotea with the weaner pens full of weaner Friesian bulls which sold to a solid buying bench.

2 year white face steers 370 kg - 427 kg made up to $1060 ($2.48 - $2.59), Angus cross steers 422 kg made $1095 ($2.59) and Friesian steers 368 kg - 380 kg made up to $895 ($2.29 - $2.43). Ayrshire steers 500 kg made $1200 ($2.40) and cross bred steers 415 kg made $980 (2.36).

2 year white face bulls 525 kg made $1365 ($2.60) and cross bred bulls 460 kg - 466 kg made up to $1170 ($2.34 - $2.42).

2 year white face heifers 270 kg - 380 kg made up to $845 ($2.08 - $2.50) and Angus cross heifers 419 kg made $1015 ($2.42).Friesian heifers 370 kg - 380 kg made up to $855 ($1.95 - $2.25) and cross bred heifers 435 kg made $1040 ($2.39).

Autumn born white face steers 352 kg made $855 ($2.42).

Weaner white face steers 153 kg - 187 kg made up to $640 ($3.15 - $4.02) and Angus cross steers 128 kg - 159 kg made up to $560 ($3.52 - $3.76).

Weaner Friesian bulls 120 kg - 267 kg made up to $815 ($2.70 - $3.84), white face bulls 110 kg - 270 kg made up to $765 ($2.66 - $3.84), Angus cross bulls 165 kg made $590 ($3.58) and cross bred bulls 122 kg - 305 kg made up to $710 ($2.22 - $2.49).

Weaner white face heifers 90 kg - 235 kg made up to $670 ($2.77 - $4.52), Friesian heifers 176 kg made $440 ($2.52) and cross bred heifers 149 kg - 164 kg made up to $375 ($2.05 - $2.29).

Friesian boner cows 402 kg - 590 kg made up to $1070 ($1.36 - $1.81), cross bred boners 475 kg - 493 kg made up to $830 ($1.58 - $1.68), Jersey boners 330 kg - 455 kg made up to $730 ($1.52 - $1.60) and white face boners 420 kg made $930 ($2.21).

Porkers made $135, slips made $82 - $95 and weaner pigs made $67.

MA ewes made $90 and mixed sex lambs made $110.

Big Friesian bull calves made $280 - $305 and smaller calves made $180 - $210. Big white face bull calves made $270 - $300 and smaller calves made $170 - $235. Angus cross bull calves made $120 - $170. Big white face heifer calves made $170 - $255 and smaller calves made $100 - $140. Angus cross heifer calves made $140 - $165 and White Galloway cross calves made $205.