Numbers of adult cattle were very limited, with 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 505kg-510kg, selling for $2.46- $2.51/kg. Friesian bulls, 455kg, weren’t far behind at $2.41/kg.
A few cows bumped up numbers, with in-milk empty Friesian cows, 373kg, making $2/kg, boners $1.59-$1.73/kg. Beef boner cows earned $1.87/kg, Jersey $1.54/kg.
Younger cattle took up most of the auctioneer’s time and prices were very steady. Autumn-born 1-year Friesian steers had the weight at 240-333kg, and fetched $2.50-$2.54/kg. Higher cpk prices for 199kg Hereford-Friesian put per-head prices at similar levels of $710.
Demand for Friesian bulls was strong and 187-199kg made $2.82-$3.06/kg, 122-140kg $3.07-$3.26/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 105kg, returned $420, crossbred lines $2.79-$3/kg.
Quality Angus-cross 1-year heifers, 247kg, sold for $720 at $2.91/kg, Charolais-cross, 185kg, $3.45/kg.
In the weaner pens Hereford-Friesian steers made $770, Charolais bulls $860, Simmental $775. All weaner heifers were Hereford-Friesian and earned $460-$690. Top Friesian bull calves fetched $280-$340, medium $180-$270, small $100-$170. Top Hereford-Friesian bulls returned $300-$350, medium $200-$290, small $150-$190. Hereford-Friesian heifers sold to $200-$300 small lines $100-$190.
Mixed sex lambs earned $71-$108.
