Just over 400 cattle were yarded at Frankton last Wednesday, and an increased buying bench kept the market buoyant.
R2 beef-cross steers, 466kg, were well received at $2.84/kg, as were Murray-Grey cross, 310kg, at $2.97/kg. Hereford-dairy, 306-433kg, varied from $2.47/kg to $2.81/kg.
Most R2 heifers traded at $2.58-$2.66/kg, while five quality R2 Hereford bulls, 531kg, sold for breeding at $1730.
R1 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 118-131kg, were solid at $452-$468, whilst all autumn-born R1 cattle, 101-108kg, managed $410-$460 regardless of sex or breed.
Prime Angus-Hereford steers, 510kg, held at $2.79/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, 534-576kg, improved to $2.80-$2.83/kg.
Boner Friesian-cross cows, 648kg, lifted to $1.89/kg, and 513kg held at $1.72/kg.
