Cattle and sheep still
selling well at Feilding Sale, 3000 ewes, 17000 lambs, 1000 cattle sold well to a big bench of buyers from all over the North Island.
For more information phone D. Haworth: 0274 504 133 or 06 368-2642.
Rongotea Stock Sale
The sale at Rongotea had some nice Angus weaner and yearling bulls and heifers from the Wellington hills.
The sale also had the last of the autumn-born white face and Angus cross feeder calves and the first of the spring born Friesian bull calves for sale.
Two-year-old white face bulls 340 kg - 845 kg made up to $2010 ($2.38 - $2.91) and Hereford bulls 430 kg - 615 kg made up to $1280 ($2.08 - $2.88). Cross breed bulls 555 kg made $1440 ($2.59).
Two-year-old white face heifers 362 kg - 588 kg made up to $1660 ($1.96 - $2.82), cross breed heifers 380 kg - 440 kg made up to $915 ($2.16 - $2.41) and Jersey heifers 248 kg made $490 ($1.97).
Fifteen-month-old 298 kg - 400 kg made up to $1120 ($2.80).
Yearling white face steers 150 kg made $715 ($4.77).
Yearling Friesian bulls 192 kg - 245 kg made up to $755 ($3.08 - $3.53) and Angus bulls 205 kg - 367 kg made up to $1085 ($2.49 - $2.95).
Yearling white face heifers 155 kg - 267 kg made up to $670 ($2.24 - $4.32), Angus heifers 296 kg made $870 ($2.94), Murray Grey heifers 185 kg made $560 ($3.02) and Friesian heifers 235 kg made $560 ($2.38).
Weaner Angus bulls 242 kg made $775 ($3.20).
Friesian cows with a calf at foot made $885 and Jersey cows with a calf at foot made $830.
Cross breed boner cows 520 kg made $880 ($1.69) and beef cross boners 545 kg made $950 ($1.74).
Weaner pigs made $58 - $86.
Ewes with lambs at foot made $56 and mixed sex lambs made $50 - $94.
Friesian bull calves made $175 - $270, white face bull calves made $150 - $380 and Angus cross bull calves made $250 - $410.
White face heifer calves made $180 - $380, Angus cross heifer calves made $220 - $355 and Friesian heifer calves made $100.
