Winters not over yet, but spring like weather encouraged entries and buyers to Coalgate last Thursday. The best-priced cattle of the R1 section were in the mixed-sex pens; three Charolais, 383kg, made $940 and 398kg Hereford-Friesian $900.
Several large consignments of steers featured in the prime section and Angus & Angus-Hereford, 420-495kg, traded at $2.60-$2.70/kg. Charolais-cross heifers, 493-536kg, fetched $2.71-$2.73/kg and traditional, 418-505kg, were generally $2.50/kg to $2.68/kg.
The top ten percent of prime lambs performed well at $180-$196, with good types priced at $130-$179. Heavy ewes managed $162-$176, with most of the remainder $120-$148 and lighter types $91-$118. Nine ewes with 12 lambs-at-foot sold for $85 all counted. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Coalgate cattle and sheep sale 30.07
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 340-448kg, sold for $2.53-$2.59/kg
R2 Angus heifers, 389kg, made $2.48/kg
Prime Angus and Charolais-cross steers, 517-622kg, earned $2.74-$2.83/kg
A small store lamb tally mostly traded at $99-$116
Five very large prime wethers drove to $280
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