A packed yarding of largely quality cattle mostly eased. The older steers were down around 10c/kg, though it was even more for some lesser-types – good beef lines were mainly $3.05-$3.20/kg. Heavy 2-year Friesian bulls, 570-620kg, were $2.95/kg. Two-year heifers were mainly 335-390kg, and sold at $2.60-$2.75/kg through all breeds. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 285-345kg, eased to $2.75-$2.90/kg, whereas traditional lines were mainly $3.10-$3.40/kg depending on quality. Yearling bulls rarely made more than $2.70/kg. No heifers had sold at the time of writing.
A few pens of ewes with lambs-at-foot opened the sale. Lamb size dictated prices, with the smaller types $78-$87 all counted, going all the way up to $111 all counted for top pen. The first big pen of new season lambs made $108. In the hoggets, forward lines were $140-$150, mediums sold at $125-$135, with the lightest down to $100.
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