A little under 900 store cattle sold at Feilding. R2 beef steers, 510-590kg, made $2.70-$2.80/kg, whereas good-sized lines of clean-marked 335-430kg Hereford-Friesian fell back to $2.25-$2.45/kg. A lot of 335-385kg dairy-beef R2 heifers struggled at $1.95-$2.15/kg, though some heavier types were more like $2.35-$2.45/kg. A line of 200kg Hereford-Friesian weaner steers sold at $515.
Just under 15,000 store lambs met a mixed market. Male lambs strengthened, lifting the heavies to $145-$155. Other good-weighted males were $130-$140, mediums $120-$130, with $105-$115 covering all bar the tail-enders. Ewe lambs were stickier selling, where good lines received $115-$125, mediums $110-$115, and lighter sorts $90-$100.
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