Throughput and demand were solid at Frankton on Tuesday with just under 1400 yarded. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 135-136kg, were steady at $435-$532, while 107-120kg lifted to $430-$480. Angus-cross, 102-110kg, maintained levels of $430-$460.
Bulls made up 70% of the yarding and traded on a mainly lifting market. Hereford-Friesian, 117-150kg, earned $550-$655, and 102-115kg, $470-$580. Friesian bulls, 98-105kg, lifted to $420-$480, and 116-151kg, $480-$610.
Autumn-born weaners sold well with Hereford-Friesian steers, 186kg, at $635, while same breed heifers traded in two band with 117-175kg earning $480-$565, and 176-220kg, $630-$662. Most Hereford-Friesian bulls, 130-146kg, returned $605-$645, and Friesian, 209kg, $770.
