Store cattle throughput increased to 167 at Frankton last Wednesday, and a few new faces on the benches lifted returns for some.
R3 Angus-Friesian heifers, 420kg, topped their section at $2.38/kg, while the balance, 405-438kg, earned $2.00-$2.05/kg. R2 heifers were consistent and all 356kg-368kg traded at $2.32-$2.34/kg.
Weaner beef-dairy heifers, 109-196kg, fetched $370-$480.
Prime cattle numbers dropped to 57 head. Beef-dairy steers, 610-748kg, held value at $2.44-$2.49/kg. Nine Angus cows, 453-549kg, earned $1.43-$1.53/kg.
Boner Friesian and Friesian-cross cows, 536-600kg, lifted to $1.22-$1.30/kg, while 456-521kg softened to $1.03-$1.12/kg.
