A big yarding of 780 cattle was offered, and all sold to good demand, with prices remaining steady. Two-year beef steers sold for $2.70-$2.80/kg, with heifers making $2.65/kg. The R1 steer pens offered some quality lines of Angus, Hereford-cross and Simmental-cross, with most trading at $3.60-$3.80/kg.
Heavy Simmental weaner bulls were a feature. They tipped the scales at 280-320kg and fetched $3.20-$3.40/kg, lighter lines $3.30-$3.50/kg. Weaner heifers were mainly beef lines and made $3-$3.40/kg, while a smaller offering of dairy-cross returned $2.20-$2.60/kg.
Cull dairy cows continued to come out and were met with good interest. Vetted-in-calf, run-with-the-bull and empty Friesian earned $1.75-$1.82/kg for heavy lines, medium $1.65-$1.70/kg, lighter $1.60/kg.
