Friday, March 29, 2024

Frankton store cattle 24.04

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With a change of sale day due to the Anzac holiday a smaller yarding was on offer at Frankton on Tuesday. Local buyers were on the bench and the market was mainly steady at seasonal levels.
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Only a smattering of older cattle were on offer and Angus-cross R2 steers, 364-446kg, traded at $2.51-$2.62/kg. R2 Hereford heifers, 393-430kg, made solid returns at $2.61-$2.78/kg, and Hereford-cross, 326-330kg, steady at $2.43-$2.44/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 326kg, lifted $15 to $830, $2.55/kg. Friesian bulls, 295kg, were steady at $2.71/kg.

Results varied for autumn-born 1-year Hereford cross dependent on quality with 262kg and 270kg both softening to $2.16/kg and $2.43/kg respectively, while Hereford-Friesian, 211kg, were solid at $3.04/kg.

The weaner market was steady for the majority with any variance related to quality and type. Eight beef-cross steers, 200kg, managed $650, $3.03/kg. Hereford-cross, 212-228kg, eased to $510-$560, $2.41-$2.46/kg, with 182-206kg lines steady at $505-$595, $2.77-$2.89/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 182kg, were also steady at $650, whilst 181kg and 210kg lines eased to $570 and $625 respectively. Hereford-cross heifers, 155-165kg, lifted to $460-$500, $2.97-$3.03/kg and Friesian bulls, 203kg, were feature making $670, $3.30/kg.

Only a small number of prime cattle were yarded and most eased. Five Hereford-cross steers, 494kg, were the only exception, managing to lift to $2.71/kg, while the remainder all had dairy blood and traded at $2.46-$2.56/kg. Hereford and Hereford-cross heifers, 426-462kg, softened to $2.47-$2.58/kg.

Friesian boner cows, 516kg, eased to $1.64/kg

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