A slightly increased yarding was on offer at Frankton last Wednesday, though with quality mixed throughout results varied.
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 450-471kg, held at $2.71-$2.73/kg, as did traditional heifers, 352-418kg, $2.44-$2.64/kg. Friesian, 328-390kg, traded at $1.98-$2.15/kg.
Weaner Angus steers, 153kg, earned $420. Hereford heifers, 135-180kg, improved to $412-$545, with most dairy-beef, 159-227kg, earning $490-$635. Weaner bulls eased with beef-cross, 237-257kg, down to $600-$670, and Friesian, 104-203kg, $230-$400. Dairy-beef bulls, 99-134kg, were solid at $410-$450.
Prime dairy-beef steers, 525-576kg, softened to $2.43-$2.66/kg, while Hereford-Friesian heifers varied as 515-576kg eased to $2.51-$2.59/kg, and 435-456kg held at $2.68-$2.71/kg.
