The yarding of 1950 prime lambs was the biggest since early June. The market was softer but most were very heavy types that sold for $190-$211, with second cuts earning $160-$189.
Store lambs totalled just over 200 head and were of little significance, aside from a line of whiteface wethers which managed $163, and small lines of mixed sex at $80-$145.
Crossbred ewes with lambs-at-foot were mixed and the two lines reflected that. The lambs had good age though and both traded at $93-$120 all counted.
The ewe section was the same size as the store lambs and prices were steady as heavy types sold to $200-$251, and good and heavy types, $174-$198. The remainder traded at $120-$172.
Store beef-dairy and crossbred cattle proved to be hard to sell, though buyers had to work to secure the few traditional lines penned.
Small lines of yearling Hereford and Angus-Hereford steers, 373-381kg, outclassed all other cattle at $3.24-$3.32/kg. The only line to come close was their sisters, 364kg Hereford, $3.10/kg. Hereford-Friesian steers, 287-338kg, only managed $3.07-$3.09/kg, and 173-248kg, $2.94-$3.03/kg.
Heifers were marginally more consistent which reflected quality as Murray Grey-cross, 267-278kg, fetched $3.02-$3.09/kg, and similar weighted Hereford-Friesian, $3.02/kg. Other lines, 233-269kg, eased to $2.76-$2.79/kg.
Two-year numbers were low and buyers were a more accommodating. Charolais-cross heifers, 354-416kg, sold for $3.05-$3.12/kg, while the best of the steers was six Angus, 339kg, $3.19/kg.
A steady tone ran through the prime section and Angus, Charolais and Hereford-cross steers reached $3.15-$3.25/kg. Forward stores also sold in a similar range, though $2.90-$3.00/kg was more common for plainer types.
A big entry of beef-cross heifers were consistent at $2.94-$3.04/kg for 470-660kg, though anything else with a bit of yield made $2.80-$2.90/kg.
