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Heifer prices NZ

Heifers 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.

Heifer
Latest tracked price $4.68/kg
▲ 3.3% 1 week ▲ 10.1% 12 month
Liveweight price trendTracked weekly average · $/kg liveweight
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$6.43$5.49$4.55$3.61$2.67 22 Jan 202428 Apr 20258 Sept 202526 Jan 20268 Jun 2026 $4.68
Market summary

The quick read

Heifers are currently tracking at $4.68/kg liveweight. Recent movement is 1 month: down 8.2%; 3 months: down 12.4%; 6 months: down 18.6%; 12 months: up 10.1%. In the recent comparable rows, results most often reference the 162 reported weight band and Frankton. Treat the benchmark as context: weight, class, quality, region and sale date can materially change an individual result.

What this means

Heifer prices NZ are currently reading at $4.68/kg liveweight in the latest weekly benchmark. That is 3.3% above last week and 10.1% 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 22 Jan 2024 to 8 Jun 2026. Public reporting varies and the benchmark may not include every lot sold.

Current / kg
$4.68/kg
latest weekly average
Tracked head
72,067
in the current class series
Weeks
77
22 Jan 2024 to 8 Jun 2026
Latest week
8 Jun 2026
15 sales reported

Recent comparable sales

latest first
Sale dateSaleyardBreed Avg $/kgAvg $/headHead soldWeight band
11 Jun 2026 Temuka Store Cattle $3.98/kg $1,493 103
11 Jun 2026 Tuakau Store $4.14/kg $1,605 8
11 Jun 2026 Tuakau Store $4.78/kg $1,821 80
10 Jun 2026 Stortford Lodge $4.87/kg $1,570 43
10 Jun 2026 Tuakau Prime $4.31/kg $2,556 79
10 Jun 2026 Tuakau Prime $6.45/kg $1,587 8
10 Jun 2026 Taranaki Hereford Friesian x $5.37/kg $1,040 185 - 201
10 Jun 2026 Frankton Crossbred $4.18/kg $1,775 396 - 442
10 Jun 2026 Frankton Angus $5.46/kg $885 162
10 Jun 2026 Frankton Charolais x $7.31/kg $765 98 - 112

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