All bar the prime cattle pens had limited volume at Coalgate last Thursday. Just 14 store cattle were penned and R1 Belted Galloway steers, 390kg, were the best of the bunch at $970.
There was more stock available in the prime pens where the balance of the steers, 525-670kg, fetched $3.00-$3.10/kg. The top heifers, 644kg, made $3.06/kg while 427-645kg earned $2.73-$2.85/kg. Prime and boner cows sold in two cuts; 636-765kg were $2.07-$2.24/kg, and 484-615kg, $1.90-$2.00/kg.
Sheep throughput overall was low. Barely 100 store lambs presented, the best $130-$137. A quarter of the prime lambs were good lines at $200-$219, with mid-range types $171-$199. Good condition ewes made $161-$180, and medium, $123-$154.
