On Tuesday, prime steers were plainer types. Hereford-Friesian made $2.70/kg, Friesian $2.56/kg. Heifers fitted local trade requirements and sold for $2.66-$2.70/kg. Beef cows earned $2.06-$2.16/kg, dairy-cross lines $1.96-$2/kg, boners $1.58-$1.69/kg.
Beef bulls mainly fetched $2.66-$2.76/kg.
Prime lamb prices eased to $89-$117. Light to medium lambs sold on a firm market at $63-$75, tops $87. Ewe prices were steady at $48-$69.
A moderate yarding of store cattle on Wednesday was top heavy with small lines. The better R3 beef and beef-Friesian steers made $2.90-$2.96/kg, dairy and dairy-cross lines $2.60-$2.68/kg.
The action was in the R2 pens. A number of small quality lines of beef and beef-Friesian sold for $3.02-$3.09/kg, Hereford-cross $2.90-$2.96/kg. Good quality R2 heifers were well sought-after with small standout lines including Angus-Hereford and Hereford-Friesian at $2.99/kg, while the next cut mainly earned $2.78-$2.88/kg. Hereford-cross were of lesser quality and returned $2.65-$2.69/kg.
Weaner lines were very small with just the Friesian bulls having any lines of more than 10 head. These were very popular and sold for $495-$680. The best of the steers were Hereford-cross and made $740-$770. Most the heifers were beef-cross and fetched $530-$690.