Vendors made the most of the strong current market by offering up close to 1200 store cattle at Frankton last Wednesday.
Two-year beef-dairy heifers, 393-430kg, traded at $3.06-$3.21/kg,
Good quality yearlings were well rewarded, but lesser types varied. Murray-Grey steers, 241-289kg, returned $3.51-$3.53/kg, with Angus-Friesian and Hereford-dairy, 284-355kg, steady-to-weaker at $3.36-$3.52/kg. Friesian, 265-338kg, earned $2.98-$3.11/kg.
Yearling Hereford and most beef-dairy heifers, 241-368kg, sold well at $3.16-$3.29/kg.
South Devon-cross bulls, 272kg, were a highlight at $3.27/kg.
Prime cattle traded on a steady market with dairy-beef heifers, 453-590kg, at $3.08-$3.18/kg.
