The first feeder calf sales for Tararua this season pretty much reflected the prices at sales in Manawatū.
Just over 200 calves were sold at three sales.
NZ Farmers Livestock presented half the numbers to a moderate crowd early last week.
At this sale the top price for the week for Friesian bulls of $250 a head for a pen of five went to Hartridge Family Partnership which supplied a third of the stock.
This premium price was for 7-10-day-old calves and the pattern of paying more for extra age continued with others selling for between $165 and $180 a head.