The onset of a short week tends to make selling prime stock harder, but Coalgate bucked that trend last Thursday, with bids flowing for both cattle and sheep.
Prime cattle supply dropped by 100 head, with heifers prominent. A line of Angus & Angus-Hereford heifers, 457kg, made $3.18/kg, while heavy, high yielding steers sold up to $3.30-$3.32/kg.
Store entries were low and 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 463kg, made $3.05/kg, while heifers, 424kg, returned $3.16/kg.
Only a handful of prime new season lambs were penned and made $164-$212. Demand was still solid for prime hoggets, though prices eased slightly. The lighter end fetched $150-$179, while the best of the ewes earned $200-$230.
Hoggets with lambs-at-foot sold well at $116-$125 all counted.
Coalgate cattle and sheep sale 24.10
Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 495-510kg, firmed to $3.20/kg
Light 2-year Angus steers, 333-381kg, sold well at $3.36/kg
Yearling Hereford heifers, 218-275kg, returned $3.36-$3.39/kg
Most prime hoggets eased to $180-$227
Prime ewes firmed and most traded at $160-$198
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