At the yards: Plenty of calves at Levin stock sales

It was a good day at the Levin Stock Sale.

Carrfields Livestock

It was a good strong sale on calves at Levin. Top Friesian bulls made $165 - $180, middle made $130 - $145 and smaller calves made $85 - $90. W/f bulls made $150 - $260, w/f heifers $145 - $190, Sim heifers $125 - $150 and Sim cross bull $180.

There was also a good yarding of sheep with ewes with lambs at foot $65 each, lambs fetched $100 - $104, wethers $91, rams $78, ewes $51 and smaller store lambs making $75 - $79. Three pens of good-quality cattle were also yarded. Steers $1080 - $1200 and a pen of heifers fetched $1100.

Rongotea Sale Report

NZ Farmer's Livestock

A good yarding of yearling Friesian bulls with spirited bidding. There was a large yarding of calves at both Rongotea and Dannevirke with an increase in white face and other beef cross calves available.

Two-year-old white face steers 340 kg - 425 kg made up to $1115 ($2.62 - $2.74).
Two-year-old white face bulls 655 kg made $1800 ($2.74).

Two-year-old white face heifers 352 kg - 379 kg made up to $1070 ($2.76 - $2.85) and Murray Grey heifers 393 kg made $1060 ($2.70). Empty Friesian heifers 330 kg - 405 kg made up to $940 ($1.81 - $2.32) and in calf Simmental heifers 437 kg made $880 ($2.01).

Yearling Angus cross steers 190 kg made $600 ($3.16), Friesian steers 215 kg made $595 ($2.77) and cross breed steers 180 kg - 290 kg made up to $760 ($2.50 - $2.62).
Yearling Friesian bulls 195 kg - 237 kg made up to $865 ($3.30 - $3.64), Hereford bulls 210 kg made $645 ($3.07) and white face bulls 165 kg - 305 kg made up to $740 ($2.43 - $3.03).

Yearling white face heifers 154 kg - 315 kg made up to $790 ($2.51 - $3.44) and Angus cross heifers 185 kg - 242 kg made up to $770 ($2.89 - $4.17). Friesian heifers 202 kg made $625 ($3.09) and cross breed heifers 187 kg - 285 kg made up to $530 ($1.75 - $2.83).

Autumn white face steers 135 kg made $600 ($4.44).

Autumn white face bulls 105 kg - 150 kg made up to $450 ($3.00 - $4.29).

Autumn white face heifers 95 kg - 117 kg made up to $600 ($4.51 - $5.13).

In milk cross breed cows made $780.

Friesian boner cows 372 kg - 505 kg made up to $890 ($1.47 - $1.96) and cross breed cows 395 kg - 490 kg made up to $800 ($1.51 - $1.63).

Weaner pigs made $80.

Ewes with lambs at foot made $55 all counted, RWR ewes made $84 - $86 and dry ewes made $79. Mixed sex lambs made $70 - $140.

Friesian bull calves made $140 - $170. Big white face bull calves made $250 - $315 and smaller calves made $100 - $230. Charolais cross bull calves made $240 - $290. Big white face heifer calves made $200 - $270 and smaller calves made $60 - $180. Charolais cross heifer calves made $205.

Dannevirke Calf Sale: Big Friesian bull calves made $180 - $260 and smaller calves made $80 - $140. Big white face bull calves made $200 - $280 and smaller calves made $80 - $150. Speckled Park bull calves made $330. Big white face heifer calves made $200 - $260 and smaller calves made $80 - $180.