Store lambs came from far and wide though numbers grew to just 1450 head. The market was very solid but there was a slight softening overall. Most mixed sex were 30kg and better and sold on a steady to firm market at $96-$118. The balance traded at $69-$95, with a line of 189 light cryptorchid earning $87.
A consignment of run-with-ram Corriedale ewes sold in three lines with the biggest at 187 head making $117, while a lighter line sold for $89.
Prime lamb throughput was not far behind the store lambs and the market was status quo at $110-$160, with a small top end to $185.
Of the 1150 ewes offered a consignment of 333 made up a fair portion and sold for $89-$139. Prices were steady and the better end sold for $120-$170, with heavy ewes up to $228. A larger entry of lighter ewes made $50-$74.
Low supplies of quality traditional cattle make any that come to the market hot property, and R2 Angus steers, 373-413kg, made $3.18-$3.23/kg, with a small line of seven at 415kg reaching $3.35/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 387-391kg, returned $3.07-$3.15/kg, though 352-374kg eased to $2.99/kg.
Angus heifers, 353-412kg, made $2.99-$3.03/kg, and similar money was paid for lighter Hereford-Friesian at $2.93-$3.02/kg for 331-368kg. Both breeds sold on a steady market while Friesian, 344-398kg, sold at a 75-95c/kg discount to those levels.
Prime cattle had to be exotic of breed to hit and pass $3/kg, though it did not matter if they were a steer or heifer, as long as the yield potential was obvious. Two Charolais steers, 575kg, sold for $3.12/kg, while small lines of Charolais-cross and Simmental-cross heifers achieved $3.00-$3.05/kg.
Steer prices eased due to the volume, and while better types still achieved $2.85-$2.95/kg there was a larger number trading at $2.70-$2.80/kg. Much of the yarding was beef-Friesian.
Heifer prices also eased though this was due to the absence of one regular buyer. Most were either the better types at $2.87-$3.05/kg or second cuts which dropped away to $2.75-$2.81/kg.
