Cull dairy cows continued to be offloaded with Gypsy Day just around the corner. Values held recent levels with in-milk Friesian, 425kg, making $1.78/kg. Friesian boner cows sold over a tight range, with 400-545kg earning $1.67-$1.75/kg. Crossbred, 461kg, sold for $1.64/kg Jersey, 445kg, $1.57/kg.
In the store pens Hereford-Friesian 2-year steers, 373-520kg, fetched $2.74-$2.75/kg, crossbred, 465kg, $2.61/kg. Two-year heifer prices eased. Hereford-Friesian, 383-435kg, returned $2.37-$2.48/kg, Angus-cross, 366kg, $2.04/kg.
Demand for Friesian bulls was strong and with numbers limited, prices were competitive. One-year Friesian, 173-225kg, achieved $570-$720, Hereford-Friesian, 277kg, $840. Lighter Hereford-Friesian sold very well, with 150-155kg making $430-$600. In the heifer pens, Hereford-Friesian sold for a premium over Angus-cross at $511-$595, compared with $450-$570. Earlier-born Friesians had the weight at 231-246kg, and sold for 468-$600, Jersey, 153kg, $335.
Just a handful of weaner steers were offered and made $402-$480 for Hereford-Friesian, and $400-$430 for beef-cross lines. Friesian bull calves mainly sold for $100-$250, with a small tail end at $80-$90. Hereford-Friesian sold to $240-320, with medium and light lines making $100-$230. Heifers of similar breeding sold for $80-$200.
Mixed-sex lambs earned $52-$70.
