The better 2-year steers fetched $2.70-$2.79/kg, with some lines prime, while forward stores returned $2.64-$2.68/kg. A small offering of heifers sold on a softer market at $2.50-$2.61/kg, while Hereford bulls were a highlight, with 556-650kg making $2.69-$2.79/kg.
Yearling steers and heifers made up the biggest portion of the sale, and prices also eased, with Hereford-Friesian steers, 322-404kg, trading at $2.90-$3.00/kg, while Friesian, 385-430kg, returned $2.48-$2.57/kg. Traditional heifers sold for $2.48-$2.57/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, 356-435kg, $2.53-$2.61/kg. The best of the 1yr bulls were Friesian, 410-436kg, at $2.54-$2.61/kg.
A yarding of nearly 1600 dairy beef weaners sold on a softer market than the 2016 sales, though vendors were still well rewarded. Hereford-Friesian bull prices were variable, and better conditioned and marked, lighter lines sold above the heavier, lesser quality types. Medium-good, 104-110kg, sold for $580-$605, while medium 115-125kg, made $505-$555. Friesian bull prices also softened, and 145-177kg returned $500-$590, and 110-120kg, $495-$530. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 117-120kg, made $540-$545, and 90-105kg, $470-$505.
