The market for yearling beef bulls in spring sales has set records for vendors as they have cleared their catalogues.
Average prices are well up on last year as buyers compete for low birth weight, high growth genetics.
KayJay Angus, Masterton,
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The market for yearling beef bulls in spring sales has set records for vendors as they have cleared their catalogues.
Average prices are well up on last year as buyers compete for low birth weight, high growth genetics.
KayJay Angus, Masterton,
By Neal Wallace and Gerald Piddock
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Linda Hall for LDR
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Matthew Rosenberg for LDR
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