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Throughput decreased slightly at FRANKTON last Wednesday, and buyers were cautious about taking on long-term options.
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R2 beef-cross steers, 339-356kg, softened to $2.37-$2.40/kg. R2 Angus-cross heifers, 403-453kg, held at $2.33-$2.65/kg, while beef-cross came back 25c/kg.
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Weaner Hereford-cross steers, 104-216kg, eased to $370-$530, though Hereford-Friesian, 166-215kg, bucked this trend by improving to $620-$635. Traditional weaner heifers, 136-241kg, returned $300-$550, and beef-dairy, 102-207kg, $310-$432.
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Vetted-in-calf mixed age Hereford cows, 465-503kg, earned $800-$950, though five at 477kg pushed to $1090, and ten Hereford-Friesian, 484kg, $1120.
Frankton cattle 17.04
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 341-423kg, softened to $2.58-$2.67/kg
R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 333-367kg, eased to $2.24-$2.37/kg, and 387-438kg, $2.42-$2.67/kg
Autumn-born one-year beef-dairy steers, 457-520kg, managed $2.47-$2.65/kg
Weaner Angus steers, 173-215kg, eased to $465-$567
Weaner Hereford bulls, 283kg, topped their section at $750
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