Quality was mixed last Wednesday at Frankton with a mainly dairy-beef offering. Light weights were common, although despite this the market held. R2 heifers were mostly on par with the previous sale, with beef types and better dairy-beef selling for $2.90-$3.00/kg. In the R1 pens prices varied with quality, heavier types sold well with Friesian steers, 271kg, earning $745 and Angus-cross bulls, 298kg, trading at $750.
Frankton cattle 24.07
R2 Hereford-cross steers, 462-504kg, returned $3.13-$3.14/kg
R2 Jersey bulls, 258kg, sold well at $1000, $3.88/kg
R1 Angus heifers, 256-271kg, were well received at $730-$800
Top prime cows made $2.10-$2.14/kg
Prime steers made good returns with South Devon, 543kg, at $3.11/kg.
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