With the rain still coming and mother nature playing a hand this summer, autumn is upon us, the firming of stock prices will continue.  The weaner sales of beef calves are beginning over the coming months in addition to the lack of calf numbers, will reflect in a strong buying bench.  

What weaner cattle that have been offered over the last week in the saleyards, were in strong demand.  

The autumn calving has begun on the dairy farms. Calf rearers in the market have significantly decreased, therefore there be a increase in stock prices on the market.

Good weaner heifers 130 kg dairy beef are selling in the price range of $650 to $750 with mean of $700 for the Waikato and South Auckland regions. This reflects the week of the 20th February to the 25th February, 2023.