There was a small yarding of cattle at Lorneville last Tuesday where steers over 500kg were mostly steady at $2.50-$2.65/kg and similar weighted heifers made $2.42/kg. A large yarding of store cattle sold on a sound market where 2-year traditional steers, 471kg, made $2.74/kg, with 2-year Angus heifers, 486kg, $2.70/kg. Yearling dairy-beef steers, 254kg, traded at $2.95-$3.05/kg, with 180-228kg heifers at $2.39/kg to $2.61/kg.
Heavy prime lambs held at $157-$160, medium $130-$141 and light $107-$123. Store lambs softened with the top end at $90-$100, medium $75-$85 and light $50-$65.