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Early North Island sales of dairy-beef weaners were strong, with the best Friesian bull feeder calves fetching around $300 and top dairy-beef bulls over $500. Black Hereford-Friesian and Charolais cross bulls have rarely sold below $900, while the South Island's first sale at Temuka on November 6 set the benchmark for that market.
Calf supply is rising and El Niño adds uncertainty to summer feed availability, which could pressure weaner prices and feed demand for livestock buyers. Strong demand for quality breeding stock suggests premium grades will hold up better than commodity calves.
farmersweekly.co.nzSara HilhorstNov 12, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
