Store new season lambs lifted to nearly 980 head and a firm tone meant the majority sold for $110-$124, with the balance at $72-$109. Hoggets with lambs-at-foot are growing in popularity and a good entry sold for $84-$95 all counted.
Prime lambs were equally as popular and the top pen made $189, while most lines were medium types which earned $130-$169. Hogget volume is falling but demand is still strong, and the bulk traded at $135-$179. The prime ewe market made steady returns, with most good to very heavy types which sold for $161-$208.
An increase in buying orders for store cattle meant a buoyant market at Coalgate. Yearling Angus steers sold for $1010-$1110, with 321kg making $3.46/kg, and 278kg, $3.63/kg. Hereford-Friesian did ease slightly as 317-335kg made $2.90-$2.95/kg, while a line of seven at 296kg made $3.07/kg.
Hereford-Friesian heifers weighed in at 321-327kg and sold on a firm market for $2.80-$2.87/kg. Weaner heifers of same breeding and 109-117kg looked to be good buying at $370-$450.
Weaner bulls were hard to move and Friesian, 98-117kg, sold for $350-$415, while two lines of Hereford-Friesian, 112-114kg, made $400-$505.
The prime market ticked off the week with mainly steady returns. Steers and heifers were dairy-beef, and 655kg plus steers earned $2.80-$2.90/kg, with second cuts and local trade types, 405-560kg, selling for $2.71-$2.80/kg. Most heifers sold on a steady market at $2.70-$2.78/kg, while a line of six at 496kg made $2.86/kg.
A small cow section featured Hereford, 625-698kg, which sold for $2.20/kg, while dairy-beef lines, 545-725kg, returned $2.00/kg. Two very heavy Friesian, 768kg, sold for $1.88/kg.
