Throughput swelled to 917 head at Wellsford last Monday and yearlings made up the bulk of the offering. Two-year beef-dairy steers, 412-575kg, eased to $2.54-$2.72/kg. Angus and Angus-Hereford heifers, 332kg, earned $2.41/kg with Angus-Friesian and Charolais-cross, 290-377kg, similar at $2.40-$2.43/kg.
Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 197-222kg, managed $3.05-$3.09/kg. The balance of better beef-dairy, 311-405kg, held at $2.80-$2.93/kg though 250-282kg softened to $2.75-$2.82/kg. Hereford steers, 307-373kg, returned $2.76-$2.77/kg, and lighter traditional, 232-288kg, mainly held at $2.95-$2.97/kg. Top heifers matched the males, whilst the balance of traditional types, 202-279kg, returned $2.82-$2.98/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.