There were some outstanding stock at the first of the Dannevirke/Pahiatua dairy beef sale at the saleyards on Tuesday.
"The vendors have done an exceptional job, with the majority of these calves home-grown," auctioneer Bjorn Anderson said.
![Auctioneer Bjorn Anderson knocks down the first of the dairy beef calves at last Tuesday's Dannevirke/Pahiatua sale.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ZY6SWPAMTNRCKZKD37JAPU2SU.jpg?auth=90eb05bf92f53cd89e357a0271a78a7f239f880ec8cf5c1fde863278066af698&width=16&height=14&quality=70&smart=true)
Three generations of the Stephenson family from Mountain View Farm, Don, his son Barry and his son Andrew, were at the sale to see how a line of 25 calves fared.
"These are the first cut of our bulls and I'm keen to see how they go," Barry told the Dannevirke News.