March 2010


Prices and trends of Dairy Livestock and Feed through the South Island

 

WESTCOAST

CANTERBURY

SOUTHLAND

PRICE TREND

AVAIL.

PRICE / HD

 

 

 

 

 

Inmilk Cows

 

 

 

 

 

> 70 BW cows

$1700 - $1850

$1700 - $1850

$1700 - $1850

=

=

< 70 BW cows

$1500 - $1700

$1500 - $1700

$1500 - $1700

=

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARRYOVER COWS

 

 

 

 

 

1st JUNE Delivery

$1250 - $1350

$1250 - $1350

$1300 - $1500

=

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

R2yr HEIFERS - 1st June Delivery

 

 

 

 

BW > 120

$1400 - $1500

$1400 - $1500

$1350 - $1450

=

Non AB

$900 - $1000

$900 - $1000

$1000 - $1150

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEIFER CALVES - Delivery Now

 

 

 

 

AB heifers - Capital Lines

$600 - $700

$600 - $700

$600 - $700

=

Heifer calves - non AB

$400 - $450

$400 - $450

$350 - $400

=

AB Heifer calves - 1st June

$700 - $800

$700 - $800

$700 - $800

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE ($/KG/DEADWEIGHT)

 

 

 

 

Cull Cows - 200kg DW

North Island

$2.15

$2.05

=

 

South Island

$2.12

$2.12

=

Bulls - 275kg

North Island

$2.95

$2.85

=

 

South Island

$3.05

$3.05

=

Light Bulls - 225kg

North Island

$2.80

$2.70

=

 

South Island

$2.53

$2.53

=

Local Trade - 200kg DW

 

3.20/kg

 

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTCOAST

CANTERBURY

SOUTHLAND

 

 

GRAZING
(CONTRACT- WEEKLY PRICE)

 

 

 

 

PRICE/HD/WEEK

 

 

 

 

 

Yearlings: May 09 - May 2010

 

$8.00 -
$9.50/wk

$8.00 -
$8.50/wk

=

=

Weaners: 1 Dec 09 - May 2010

 

$5.50 -
$6.50/wk

$5.00/wk

 

 


KEY:

 =  STABLE

INCREASE

  DECREASE


 

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