Traditional and Simmental-cross two-year steers, 465-515kg, were the strongest of this section at $3.20-$3.35/kg, but other mixed bred types were more like $2.95-$3.10/kg. Some 410-415kg traditional and Simmental-cross lines topped the two-year heifers too at $3.00-$3.15kg, whereas beef-Friesian types were $2.80-$2.90/kg max. A large line of 435kg Friesian bulls made $2.75/kg.
One-year Friesian bulls are coming under even more pressure, as 285-335kg lines took a hit at $2.60-$2.75/kg. Yearling steers were back too, but not by a huge margin. Top 265-275kg traditional lines were $3.60-$3.70/kg and other 295-285kg Hereford-Friesians were at $3.00-$3.10/kg. Simmental-cross, 240-265kg, were the main highlight of the heifers at $3.55-$3.75/kg.
Many of the autumn-born weaners were passed in.
Numbers in the sheep yards were boosted to 565 ewes with 804 lambs-at-foot plus a selection of 1860 store lambs and hoggets, but that did little to attract serious buyers. There were disappointing results in the ewes with lambs-at-foot as five of the first eleven pens were passed in. Lines with quite forward lambs were still fought over, with two pens at $124-$134 all counted, but anything with small lambs was either passed in or sold for just $83-$96 all counted. The odd pen sitting in the middle ground were $100.50-$115 all counted.
It didn’t get much better for store lambs and hoggets either. Spring lambs tallied 1540 and were split across six pens. Unfortunately only two of these pens sold, one was the heaviest pen at $127.50, the other the lightest at $65. The limited numbers of hoggets were down too. Two decent sized mid-weight pens were $125-$128, while a single heavy line were $147.
