Prime cattle outnumbered the stores, and prices were mainly strong.
The top store lambs sold for $100-$110, with second cuts making $80-$97, and a small tail end $40-$78.
In the same vein the prime lambs had a very good following and sold to $185, with other heavy lambs making $160-$175, and the remainder $110-$159.
A big yarding of prime ewes was a good test for the market and it held up well, with prices mainly steady. The top lines made $200-$226, with a good portion also at $180-$199. Medium to good lines sold for $130-$179.
Also coming forward in good numbers were ewes and hoggets with lambs-at-foot. The feature was 257 mixed age ewes and 314 young lambs, with values realistic at $75 all counted. Most other lines traded at $79-$88, with a top line reaching $108. Specially advertised half-bred ewes, suitable for breeding, made $160.
Prime cattle outnumbered the stores with a significant yarding of heifers and steers making up the bulk of the 174 offered.
Straight beef steers traded at $2.92-$3.12/kg, though the majority of both the beef and beef-Friesian lines were 513-623kg and ranged from $2.90-$3.00/kg.
Heifer results were mixed, with finished lines selling to $2.92-$2.98/kg for 518-550kg, though local trade, 437-505kg, eased to $2.80-$2.92/kg. A small yarding of cows had the best beef lines at $2.20-$2.26/kg.
All lines in the store pens were in single figures, though all bar one line of the 1-year steers sold in excess of $1000, such was the quality in the pens. The $/kg were not over the top, but it was the weight of the cattle that brought the prices up and Hereford-Friesian, 351-354kg, made $3.02-$3.14/kg, with other lines under $3.00/kg.
Hereford-Friesian also featured in the small heifer offering, and 2-year, 402-429kg, traded at $2.62-$2.70/kg, with one quality line of 1-year Hereford, 334kg, shooting up to $3.44/kg.
