Prime hoggets featured at Coalgate last Thursday. Very heavy lines made $203-$212 and heavy $170-$192 while the bulk of the section were medium types at $140-$169. New season store lambs met keen interest and sold for $88-$105 while a line of ewe hoggets sold well at $135.
Per-head budgeting on store cattle meant most 2-year steers and heifers traded for $700-$850. This resulted in the heifer pens often outperforming steers on a $/kg basis. Hereford-cross and Hereford-Friesian steers, 410-492kg, earned $1.91-$2.03/kg while Angus-Hereford, 330-379kg, provided the bulk of the heifers at $1.96-$2.08/kg. Yearling Angus steers, 264-295kg, ranged from $2.20/kg to $2.83/kg with off-types hard to move. Read more in your LivestockEye.
