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Bobby calf prices NZ

Bobby/Feeder Calves liveweight price history across tracked New Zealand cattle sale results. Use it as market context, then account for breed, weight, region, quality and sale timing.

Bobby calf
Latest tracked price $3.29/kg
▼ 2.4% 1 week ▲ 6.5% 12 month
Liveweight price trendTracked weekly average · $/kg liveweight
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$6.73$5.21$3.69$2.16$0.64 2 Jun 20256 Oct 202519 Jan 202630 Mar 20268 Jun 2026 $3.29
Market summary

The quick read

Bobby/Feeder Calves are currently tracking at $3.29/kg liveweight. Recent movement is 1 month: down 8.6%; 3 months: down 26.9%; 6 months: down 12.3%; 12 months: up 6.5%. In the recent comparable rows, results most often reference Frankton. Treat the benchmark as context: weight, class, quality, region and sale date can materially change an individual result.

What this means

Bobby calf prices NZ are currently reading at $3.29/kg liveweight in the latest weekly benchmark. That is 2.4% below last week and 6.5% above this time last year.

How to use it

Use this as a market starting point, then account for breed, weight, yard, quality, transport, fees and the specific sale conditions.

What affects price

Weight, breed, cattle class, quality, condition, region, buyer demand and sale timing can all move an individual result away from the benchmark.

Coverage and caveat

The line is a cleaned weekly saleyard price series from 2 Jun 2025 to 8 Jun 2026. Public reporting varies and the benchmark may not include every lot sold.

Current / kg
$3.29/kg
latest weekly average
Tracked head
67,126
in the current class series
Weeks
40
2 Jun 2025 to 8 Jun 2026
Latest week
8 Jun 2026
6 sales reported

Recent comparable sales

latest first
Sale dateSaleyardBreed Avg $/kgAvg $/headHead soldWeight band
10 Jun 2026 Kaikohe $2.88/kg 6
10 Jun 2026 Kaikohe $2.88/kg 6
9 Jun 2026 Frankton $3.41/kg 110
9 Jun 2026 Frankton $3.41/kg 110
9 Jun 2026 Kauri Feeder Calves $2.85/kg 14
9 Jun 2026 Kauri Feeder Calves $2.85/kg 14
9 Jun 2026 Wellsford Sheep/Calves $3.75/kg 10
9 Jun 2026 Wellsford Sheep/Calves $3.75/kg 10
8 Jun 2026 Tuakau $3.23/kg 145
8 Jun 2026 Tuakau $3.23/kg 145

Price a mob from this class

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