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Strong Weaner Steer Sale at Dannevirke
4 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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PGG Wrightson s auctioneer Bjorn Andersen sold these Speckled Park Heifers for $430/head.
Bush Telegraph
By: Dave Murdoch
Pic 2: BTG050421WS2 Caption: Top price for these 22 heavy weight Angus weaner steers of $880/head went to Burnview Station.
Pic 3: BTG050421WS3 Caption: Auctioning above the pens with the bidders at ground level is becoming the custom at Dannevirke.
Pic 4: BTG050421WS4 Caption: Still good prices for the lighter steers, this mixed coloured pen from Bramley and Wylie selling for $570/head.
Pic 5: BTG050421WS5 Caption: Carrfield s Livestock auctioneer Chris McBride struggles to be heard above the bellowing of the weaners but achieved near top price of $595/head for these Four Creeks heifers
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