Levin Stock sale: Plenty of calves available

Levin Stock sale was high in calves.

This week's Levin sale was small in numbers except calves, which were in big numbers with support from Dannevirke, Pahiatua and locally.

Calves - Friesian bulls $140-$220, Friesian/Hfd bulls $200 - $280, Red bulls $150 - $200, Friesian/Hfd heifers $140 -$170, crossbreed heifers and bulls $20 - $100. Sheep - fat ewes $80 - $115, lambs $80 - $120. Cattle - rising 2-year-old Hfd steers light condition $955, rising 1-year-old Hfd steers $795, 2-year-old Friesian/Hfd heifers $900.

Rongotea Stock Sale

This week the calf pens were full to capacity and a good yarding of two-year-old heifers. Two-year-old Red Devon bulls 515 kg made $1500 ($2.91).

Two-year-old white face heifers 352 kg - 517 kg made up to $1400 ($2.61 - $2.93).
Eighteen-month-old Angus heifers 345 kg made $935 ($2.71).

Yearling white face steers 210 kg - 435 kg made up to $1100 ($2.53 - $3.76) and Belgian Blue cross steers 247 kg made $765 ($3.09).

Yearling Friesian bulls 227 kg - 330 kg made up to $860 ($3.57 - $2.61), white face bulls 195 kg - 290 kg made up to $840 ($2.90 - $3.59) and Jersey bulls 154 kg - 270 kg made up to $500 ($1.85 - $3.01).

Yearling white face heifers 207 kg - 285 kg made up to $1030 ($3.60) and Friesian heifers 157 kg - 196 kg made up to $550 ($2.57 - $2.80). Belgian Blue cross heifers 245 kg made $680 ($2.92).

Autumn weaner white face steers 195 kg made $700 ($3.59). Autumn weaner Friesian bulls 120kg made $510 ($4.25).

In calf cross breed cows made $965.

Friesian boner cows 535 kg - 600 kg made up to $970 ($1.57 - $1.62), cross breed boner cows 445 kg made $695 ($1.56) and Angus boner cows 382 kg made $690 ($1.80).

Weaner pigs made $42 - $80.

In lamb ewes made 100, dry ewes made $80 - $97 and ewes with lambs at foot made $76 all counted. Mixed sex lambs made $69 - $121.

Big Friesian bull calves made $180 - $220, medium calves made $150 - $170 and smaller calves made $80 - $120. Big white face bull calves made $300 - $380, medium calves made $220 - $280 and smaller calves made $120 - $180. Charolais cross bull calves made $385. Big white face heifer calves made $180 - $240 and smaller calves made $80 - $170. Charolais cross heifer calves made $290 and Angus cross calves made $135.

Dannevirke Calf Sale: Big Friesian bull calves made $190 - $220 and smaller calves made $80 - $170. White face bull calves made $170 - $240 and cross breed calves made $50 - $90. White face heifer calves made $120 - $225 and Angus cross heifer calves made $190 - $220.