Around 700 store cattle met a solid market. R3 steers were a bit softer, with straight-beef options down 5-10c/kg, however the R2 steers tracked upwards by a similar degree. Straight-beef R2 heifers sold well, putting 400-420kg lines at $2.87-$2.97/kg. Breed didn’t matter much below 350kg as all 295-340kg heifers went for $2.59-$2.77/kg. Only a single line of 370kg R2 Friesian bulls made $2.56/kg. Traditional 205-210kg R2 steers went for $745-$760, $3.58-$3.62/kg, while 175-185kg Friesian bulls were $635-$650, $3.51-$3.67/kg and 240-270kg traditional R1 heifers made $780-$790.
There wasn’t much change in fortune on the 2200 in-lamb ewes. Any medium-quality lines either small in number or with low scanning percentages were $128-$149, rising to $153-$186 for 170-180% two-tooths and good-condition older ewes. A pen of early scanned in-lamb two-tooth Romney’s were the strongest at $222. The very top male store lambs went for $161-$179.50, however other good-to-medium male lambs were more like $141-$151.50. Ewe lambs maxed out at $144-$144.50, with the majority of the better ewe lambs $129.50-$141 and the rest $100-$119.
