A good sized sheep yarding followed, while in the rostrum, cull dairy cows and weaner bulls were the main feature of a 700 head line up.
Prices eased for prime lambs, with top lines making $100, while medium returned $84. Most of the store lambs traded at $50-$84. The top end of a 420 head yarding of prime ewes sold on a solid market at $73-$84, with lighter types down to $33.
Pregnancy testing is underway on dairy farms, which is bringing out the dries, and prices were steady for the bigger yarding of cull cows. Friesian, 493-566kg, made $1.69-$1.73/kg, which covered most of the lines offered. Friesian & Friesian-cross, 355-497kg, traded at $1.34-$1.58/kg, with a vetted-in-calf line up to $1.80/kg. A small yarding of prime steers sold well, with Hereford-Friesian, 613-660kg, making $2.68-$2.77/kg, and a small line of Hereford, 748kg, $2.87/kg.
The store sale was on the small side, with weaner bulls the biggest section, though quality was mixed. Two sizeable lines of Friesian, 110-139kg, made $435-$530, while Friesian-cross was softer at $245-$430.
R2 heifers were a highlight, with Hereford-Friesian, 354-450kg, trading at $2.57-$2.74/kg, while R2 bulls were mainly Jersey, with most 352-380kg, and making $2.07-$2.12/kg.
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