Frankton cattle 24.11

Store cattle throughput halved to just under 540 head for PGG Wrightson at Frankton last Tuesday. Quality was mixed throughout the offering and results were in line with this. Two-year beef-dairy steers, 359-470kg, traded at $2.67-$2.80/kg. Yearling Angus steers, 241kg, fetched $2.86/kg while Angus-Friesian, 300-319kg, softened to $2.43-$2.48/kg. Most Hereford-Friesian, 310-375kg, held at $2.86-$2.97/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 324-370kg, realised $2.72-$2.82/kg and Angus-Friesian, 277kg, held at $2.91/kg. Hereford bulls, 360-445kg, firmed to $2.92-$2.97/kg. Autumn-born weaner Hereford steers, 280kg, realised $890, $3.18/kg. Prime Angus-Friesian steers, 492-694kg, returned $2.84-$2.95/kg and Hereford-Friesian, 517-595kg, $2.77-$2.80/kg, while Hereford-Friesian heifers, 458-515kg, managed $2.69-$2.72/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.