A line of 33 store ewe lambs sold to $160 and other good types, $130-$147, with a decent line of smaller types at $104. A few small lines of ewes with lambs-at-foot featured and the highlight was five ewes with 15 lambs which made $112 all counted.
Bids of $200 plus were needed in the prime lamb pens due to a big entry of very heavy types. Half the yarding made $190-$226, with most other lines trading at $170-$189.
A repeat performance in the ewe pens meant another small yarding at steady prices. The top ewes made $196-$225, with good types earning $173-$189. Medium to good ewes sold for $121-$156.
Cattle volume was down and the mixed quality yarding meant a wide variance in prices within the sections.
Two very similar weighted lines of Hereford-Friesian two-year steers and heifers could not be split, with the steers coming in at 419kg, $2.98/kg, and the heifers trailing by just 2kg and 1c/kg.
While most lines of yearling steers were Hereford-Friesian, they came in all shapes and sizes. Those 300-307kg made a premium of $2.90-$2.97/kg, while slightly heavier pens of lesser quality fetched $2.78-$2.80/kg. The same scenario played out in a small yearling heifer section, where 276kg Hereford-Friesian managed $2.99/kg, but 295kg were back at $2.88/kg. Lighter lines, 237-240kg and of lesser quality made $2.63-$2.66/kg. Friesian bull pricing was consistent as 248-291kg earned $2.75-$2.80/kg.
A consignment of autumn-born calves from one property had steers at $250-$300, and one line of heifers, $250.
In the prime pens two lines of high yielding heifers, 523-589kg, realised $3.02-$3.12/kg, which was also top money paid for steers. Cows, 555-653kg, eased to $1.98-$2.04/kg.
