Traditional and Charolais-cross 2-year steers, 405-560kg, were consistently sold at $3.40-$3.47/kg, whereas anything else was at similar weights was $3.03-$3.35/kg. Angus heifers, 380-410kg, were $3.15-$3.18/kg. Quite a few large lines of 2-year Friesian bulls had mixed success, as 500-520kg were $3.28-$3.48/kg whereas 585kg made $3.07/kg.
Yearling traditional steers were subject to very heavy competition, pulling 260-305kg lines to $1100-$1320, $4.21-$4.38/kg, though 195-225kg were back at $760-$915, $3.86-$4.03/kg. Decent Hereford-Friesians, 255-295kg, were often $3.52-$3.72/kg. One-year heifers were a 50:50 split of traditional and dairy-cross lines. Hereford-Friesians, 250-270kg, were mainly $3.25-$3.38/kg, whereas 195-215kg traditionals made $3.59-$3.89/kg. Hereford bulls, 300-360kg, were snapped up for dairy breeding at $1520-$1980, $5.03-$5.48/kg, but run-of-the-mill 225-260kg Friesians were more like $3.58-$3.70/kg.
A few 120-130kg Hereford-Friesian weaners made $500-$547. Some 145-160kg Hereford-Friesian bulls were $660-$675.
Angus-Hereford and Hereford-Friesian cows with calves-at-foot claimed $1340-$1470, $2.68-$2.87/kg.
Old season lambs fall off the radar as less than a thousand head were put under the hammer, often in pens of less than 40 head. The limited numbers seemed to keep bidders somewhat honest, though mixed quality made for varied results. The medium and lighter pens were often $126-$134, though a single large pen did reach $143. Good weighted lines were $144-$173 and the two heaviest pens made $186-$188.
Ewes and their lambs-at-foot were out in similar numbers to the week earlier. More than half of the pens were sold into the $114.50-$117.50 all counted. Just a few small lines claimed the top-end of the market at $119-$126 all counted, with $106-$109 all counted the bottom-end.
