Store cattle throughput nearly doubled at Frankton last Tuesday for PGG Wrightson, and the increase was matched by a significant rise in buyers.
R2 Angus steers, 472-473kg, improved to $2.92-$3.02/kg, and top Hereford-Friesian, 442-504kg, $2.70-$2.78/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 427-430kg, lifted to $2.60-$2.66/kg.
R1 beef and exotic steers, 231-296kg, managed $670-$760 with beef-dairy, 171-178kg, at $515-$615. Angus-Friesian heifers sold in two main bands – 109-116kg fetched $305-$330 and 124-161kg, $365-$490. Hereford-Friesian, 116-129kg, were also strong at $430-$470.
Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian heifers, 96-107kg, lifted to $375-$410. Angus-Friesian bulls strengthened to $455, and Hereford-Friesian, 100kg, $525. Friesian bulls, 101kg, also improved to $480.
Heavy boner Friesian cows, 484-547kg, held at $1.84-$1.89/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
