Two-year cattle sold on a very strong market because of the limited numbers, with Hereford-Friesian steers, 535kg, making $2.54/kg, while a line of 306kg managed $3.16/kg. Crossbreds were back to $2.10-$2.15/kg for 350-365kg.
Very heavy Friesian bulls were offered, with 520kg returning $1300, $2.50/kg, while crossbred, 361-445kg, made $1.96-$2.21/kg. Heifers were limited to a line of crossbred which sold for $650, $2.24/kg.
R2 Hereford-Friesian bulls, 340-352kg, sold for $2.64-$2.66/kg, with values similar for 348kg Friesian bulls, while crossbred, 340-362kg, made $2.40/kg.
Weaner prices continued the strong theme with Friesian bulls earning $540-$680, $2.98-$3.50/kg. Off-types didn’t fire to those levels with most lighter lines fetching $300-$480.
Steer prices ranged from $650 to $830 for 200kg-plus Hereford-Friesian, with few lighter-end types. Simmental-cross sold for $465 for 153kg, while similar weighted Friesian made $400, crossbred $320.
Heifer numbers were lower and mixed-quality, with Hereford-Friesian, 205-235kg, fetching $510-$590, 128-155kg $300-$405. Crossbred lines were further reduced to $330-$400.
Friesian bull calves sold well at $180-$320, with Hereford-Friesian making $220-$400, crossbred $40-$140. Hereford-Friesian heifer calves sold for $180-$330, Friesians $80-$120.
A small offering of cows were all dairy types, and Friesian, 462-655kg, sold for $1.48-$1.69/kg, while Jersey, 455kg, made $1.31/kg.
Sheep numbers were very limited, and mixed-sex lambs earned $50-$84.
