At the yards: Spring comes into play

Spring is in the air as the stock yards fill up.

Carrfields

With spring coming into play it definitely showed at the Levin stock sale this week.
Calves - Friesian bulls, bigger types $140-$170 with smaller types making $75-$130. W/F bulls $170-$180, a range of W/F heifers, bigger ones fetched $220-$265 with the remainder $120-$165.

A small handful of Devon cross bulls made $135-$180.

There were a few pens of sheep, ewes made $91-$132 and lambs made $100-$110, ewes with lambs at foot fetching $75-$82.

A good yarding of cattle, quality steers made $900, South Devon $1150-$1205, heifers made $$640-$775, some autumn born heifers fetching $470.

The upcoming sale September 12 will have a large assortment of farm sundries up for offer.

Rongotea Stock Sale

NZ Farmers Livestock

This week's sale saw a good yarding of Angus cross cattle to suit all buyers with weaners, yearlings and 2 year cattle of both sexes available.

The calf pens were again full of beef cross calves with solid prices keeping vendors satisfied.

Two-year-old white face steers 407kg-452kg made up to $1320 ($2.82-$2.92), Angus cross steers 352kg made $1060 ($2.99) and Friesian steers 405kg made $1110 ($2.93).
Two-year-old year Angus cross heifers 381kg-482kg made up to $1280 ($2.66-$3.08) and Friesian heifers 425kg-430kg made up to $1080 ($1.86-$2.54).

Yearling Angus cross steers 212kg-233kg made up to $840 ($3.60-$3.82).

Yearling Friesian bulls 215kg-220kg made up to $760 ($3.30-$3.53) and white face bulls 175kg-375kg made up to $1210 ($3.23-$3.83). Jersey bulls 155kg-222kg made up to $740 ($2.00-$3.33), Ayrshire bulls 355kg made $1060 ($2.99) and cross breed bulls 200 kg made $545 ($2.72).

Yearling white face heifers 150kg-213kg made up to $750 ($2.60-$4.14), Angus cross heifers 150kg-228kg made up to $805 ($3.52-$4.00) and Simmental cross heifers 240kg made $725 ($3.02).

Autumn white face bulls 117kg-135kg made up to $610 ($4.15-$4.83), Friesian bulls 138kg-145kg made up to $660 ($3.38-$4.77) and Angus cross bulls 195kg made $670 ($3.44).

Autumn white face heifers 97kg-145kg made up to $575 ($3.97-$4.81) and Angus cross heifers 195kg made $600 ($3.10).

In calf cross breed cows made $1210, in calf cross breed heifers made $1360 and in calf Friesian heifers made $1130.

Weaner pigs made $60-$90.

Ewes with lambs at foot made $51-$80, 2 tooth ewes made $82-$110 and MA ewes made $83.

Mixed sex lambs made $90-$150.

Big Friesian bull calves made $140-$170 and smaller calves made $60-$100. Big white face bull calves made $200-$280 and smaller calves made $80-$190. White Galloway cross bull calves made $400. Big white face heifer calves made $200-$280 and smaller calves made $80-$180. White Galloway cross heifer calves made $330 and Charolais cross heifer calves made $225-$260.

Dannevirke calf sale: Big Friesian bull calves made $170-$250 and smaller calves made $60-$100. Big white face bull calves made $180-$260 and smaller calves made $80-$140. Angus cross bull calves made $180. Big white face heifer calves made $200-$280 and smaller calves made $60-$160.