Rongotea Stock Sale: Rain brings full pens

Pens were full to capacity in some instances at the Rongotea stock sale.

The pens were full to capacity at Rongotea this week as welcome rain over the past week raised the optimism of vendors looking to offload stock.

3 year Hereford bulls 800kg made $2190 ($2.74). 2 year Friesian bulls 428kg made $1180 ($2.75), Angus bulls 430kg made $1105 ($2.57) and Jersey bulls 370kg made $750 ($2.03). 2 year white face steers 348kg-517kg made up to $1580 ($2.37-$2.79) and Angus cross steers 296kg made $860 ($2.91).

2 year white face heifers 314kg-447kg made up to $1150 ($2.46-$2.57), Angus cross heifers 279kg-285kg made up to $750 ($2.56- $2.62), Galloway cross heifers 329kg made $760 ($2.31) and cross breed heifers 272 kg made $655 ($2.40). Empty Friesian heifers 328kg-411kg made up to $1040 ($2.11-$2.53) and cross breed heifers 331kg-380kg made up to $840 ($2.18-$2.25).

Yearling white face steers 285kg-362kg made up to $910 ($2.51-$2.74), Angus cross steers 307kg made $780 ($2.54) and cross breed steers 332kg made $530 ($1.59).

Yearling white face bulls 247kg-410kg made up to $1150 ($2.54-$2.81) and cross breed bulls 285kg made $580 ($2.04).

Yearling white face heifers 175kg-300kg made up to $720 ($2.38-$2.86) and Angus cross heifers 264kg made $620 ($2.35).

Weaner white face steers 127kg made $550 ($4.31) and Angus cross steers 145kg-245kg made up to $650 ($2.65-$3.31).

Weaner Friesian bulls 127kg-134kg made up to $580 ($4.03-$4.55), white face bulls 90kg-180kg made up to $560 ($2.78-$4.78), Angus cross bulls 115kg-225kg made up to $650 ($2.87-$3.54) and cross breed bulls 111kg-178kg made up to $460 ($2.47-$3.16).

Weaner white face heifers 107kg-175kg made up to $560 ($2.80-$4.74), Angus cross heifers 155kg-175kg made up to $565 ($3.22), Galloway cross heifers 142kg-166kg made up to $500 ($2.95-$3.51) and Friesian heifers 100kg-161kg made up to $480 ($2.53-$2.98).

In milk Friesian cows made $900-$970 and in calf cross breed cows made $760-$960. Friesian boner cows 477kg-607kg made up to $1185 ($1.73-$2.00), cross breed boners 365kg-555kg made up to $920 ($1.27-$1.84) and Jersey boners 345kg-380kg made up to $540 ($1.32-$1.57).

In pig sows made $130 and store pigs made $90.

MA ewes made $80-$112, hoggets made $66-$70 and mixed sex lambs made $69-$119.