Store prices reflected a grass market at Coalgate on Thursday, with cattle notably up though a bigger entry of store lambs did make buying easier.
Store lamb volume lifted to 4800, and while the market was still strong it eased $5-$8. Lighter lines traded at $70-$89.
Prime lambs lifted $3-$5 to trade at $120-$159. Ewes were steady and top lines pushed past $200. Good types made $154-$189, while lighter types started at $80 and sold to $139.
There were not enough store cattle to satisfy the buyers, and some reached new levels. Charolais-cross yearlings were a highlight, with steers, 382-429kg, selling for $3.31-$3.46/kg, and heifers, 374kg, $3.07/kg. Speckle Park-cross heifers made $980-$1090 at $3.21-$3.35/kg. Even Friesian sold well as steers, 323-369kg, made $2.66-$2.74/kg, and bulls, 271kg, $2.62/kg.
The prime market was steady and Murray Grey-cross steers, 491-580kg, earned $2.72-$2.76/kg. Heifers were mainly beef-cross, 388-730kg, which traded at $2.54-$2.60/kg.
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