About 400-450 cattle were offered, PGG Wrightson agent Robin Eyre reported, and the sale drew a few more buyers than the previous week, including some from outside the region. Demand was steady and the market maintained its strength.
The yarding included 2-year steers, 410-470kg, which traded at $3-$3.20/kg. Most yearling steers sold at $3.50-$4/kg, with the better lots making up to $1000 and very few steers selling for less than $800. Younger steers continued to sell strongly and the small weaner section included a pen of 110kg Hereford-Friesians, which earned about $660.
In the bull section, Friesian 2-year lots weighing about 400kg fetched $3.10-$3.15/kg.
The heifer section included a good whiteface lot at 440kg, which earned $2.95/kg. Lighter 2-year store heifers, 230-300kg, sold up to $3.60/kg, a pen of autumn-born whiteface weaner heifers, 170kg, $700.
Wednesday’s prime sale drew a small yarding and the best of the prime steers sold up to $3.04/kg. The market for all other classes was similar to the previous week.
The best of the heavy prime lambs sold up to $125 at Monday’s sheep sale. Lighter-medium primes made $105-$115 with few lots selling at less than $100. Store lambs traded at $70-$90. Good prime ewes were in short supply and prices firmed, with some lots selling at $15 more than the previous sale. The better ewes made $85. Lighter and poorer sorts sold down to $20.
