Quality was quite mixed too, but there were decent lines around if you paid attention.
Traditional R2 steers, 410-505kg, were $2.90/kg and 460-480k beef-Friesians made $2.75/kg. Several lines of 340-410kg traditional and Devon R2 heifers were mainly $2.75-$2.90/kg, whereas 380-410kg Hereford-Friesians were $2.45-$2.60/kg. Two lines of 430-450kg Friesian bulls sold at $2.60-$2.70/kg, but a heavier line were passed in.
Dairy and dairy-cross R1 lines were a fairly common sight. The larger lines of 160-205kg Hereford-Friesian steers were $570-$660, $3.25-$3.55/kg, while good 200-225kg heifers made $580-$680, $2.90-$3.00/kg. Half of the Friesian bulls were 205-245kg, making $3.25-$3.30/kg, and the rest 170-180kg at $3.65-$3.85/kg.
The lamb and ewe auction was a bit longer-running, but still smaller than past weeks. The 1500 in-lamb ewes had a mediocre sale. Better quality lines, SIL 155-186%, were $178-$195, but the remainder were more like $137-$170.
Store lambs were showing the symptoms of the latest round of winter weather, but still sold well enough considering their state. Male-type lambs were largely steady, with heavy lines mainly $142-$150.50, though a few pens were $155.50-$157, and a single line managed a massive $179. Other good pens were $124.50-$143. Ewe lambs were plentiful again, and were down just a little. Heavy ewe lambs were $112-$133 and medium-to-good pens made $94-$123.50.
