A small offering of R3 cattle included Hereford bulls, 612-638kg, at $2.63-$2.65/kg, and Friesian heifers, 335-435kg, $2.31-$2.54/kg. Cross-bred heifers, 350-440kg, returned $2.14-$2.64/kg.
Angus bulls proved popular in the R2 pens, with lines picked up for breeding, and at 475kg, returned $3.38-$3.55/kg, while crossbred, 335kg, made $2.12/kg. A small yarding of Hereford-Friesian steers, 435kg, made $2.71/kg, while their sisters, 280-375kg, $2.71-$2.96/kg.
Demand for weaner cattle was strong, and a good sized offering of bulls and heifers sold on a firm market. Friesian bulls, 120-134kg, made $520-$560, while Hereford-Friesian, 97-110kg, returned $445-$505. Angus lines had more weight, and at 150-321kg, made $610-$860. In the heifer pens, Hereford-Friesian, 107-157kg, sold for $540-$635kg, Angus, 165kg, $590, with 140kg Murray Grey also making $590. A small offering of Hereford-Friesian steers, 105-143kg, made $565-$660.
With many opting to milk on, boner numbers are slow to come out, and Friesian, 435-536kg, made $1.52-$1.68/kg, while crossbred and Hereford-Friesian, 475-507kg, fetched $1.67-$1.88/kg. Beef cows with calves-at-foot sold for $1150.
Well grown weaner pigs made $85-$105, and smaller weaners $55-$75, while in the sheep pens mixed age ewes returned $56, and 2-tooth, $120. Ewe lambs sold for $91-$120, and mixed sex, $59-$83.
