These Angus/cross weaner bulls earned the Hogg Family Trust $535 each.
Dannevirke's first weaner beef sale for the season on November 8 will encourage farmers to return for the next on November 22, because the prices were very strong, more than comparable with recent Taranaki and Feilding sales according to auctioneer Bjorn Andersen.
Nearly 900 weaner calves, half of them Friesian,
went under the hammer.
Bidding was very strong for the bigger Friesian weaner bulls many exceeding $500 with top price of $575 reached three times.
Even smaller Friesians sold in the mid to high $400 range.
Over 100 beef crosses were offered for sale the top price of $630 going to Quigley Partnership. Most reached the high $580 mark if they had size.
