A cool start to the day at Wellsford last Monday did not deter buyers and the mixed quality offering was well absorbed.
R2 beef-dairy steers, 409-551kg, were solid at $2.56-$2.66/kg, while lighter Hereford-Friesian, 310-417kg, pushed to $2.66-$2.77/kg. In the heifer pens Hereford-Friesian, 278-478kg, sold in two bands as better types earned $2.66-$2.68/kg, with lesser animals at $2.51-$2.55/kg.
Most R1 beef-dairy steers, 158-260kg, returned $620-$730. Traditional heifers, 178-205kg, traded at $460-$500. All bulls, 192-240kg, fetched $500-$605, $2.52-$2.60/kg regardless of breed.
A small entry of autumn-born weaner cattle was penned and steers, 94-102kg, earned $230-$390, with Hereford-dairy heifers, 81-115kg, at $115-$270. Read more in your LivestockEye.
