Feeder bull sales have been running for the past three weeks in both Dannevirke and Mangatainoka with prices reflecting the North Island-wide trend of being $30/head down on this time last year.
![These Blatchford aged feeder bulls topped the Friesian prices at $175/head.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5R3LO7MZOKXFHZAOVFEEM2AAQQ.jpg?auth=c6626b8570ff0140a98dc4826371189293e4b316e32b3d76632300457c28fda8&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Friesian bulls dominated both sales this week as in previous sales, numbers being slightly down but still offering a good range.
Good-quality Friesian bulls were returning $130/head at both the Dannevirke NZ Farmers Livestock sale on Monday August 10 and PGG Wrightson's sale on Tuesday August 11, with medium quality ranging between $80 and $100/head.
Beef cross bulls were few but in high demand, white-faced Hereford X reaching $180-185/head, a Speckled Park topping the Dannevirke sale at $190 and an Angus going for $175.