Just over 450 cattle were yarded at Coalgate last Thursday. Buyers couldn't get enough quality lines with prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 513-515kg, at $3.20-$3.24/kg though the best pens of the day were 605-638kg Charolais-Friesian heifers that made $3.39-$3.42/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 600-634kg, made $3.30/kg. Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 387-391kg, made $3.20/kg while the bulk of the yarding were yearling steers; a third of the Hereford-Friesian, 267-319kg, outperformed the rest and fetched $3.33-$3.37/kg.
Just under 2000 prime hoggets was yarded, with a quarter very-heavy types that traded on a firm market for $213-$243, with 1000 heavy hoggets making $190-$208. The 144 ewes and 164 lambs-at-foot had a solid sale; the top pens made $141-$150 all counted, with the bulk of the pens at $120-$127.
