R3 Angus steers, 551-554kg, returned $2.92-$3.03/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, 710-762kg, $2.79-$2.82/kg. Hereford-cross heifers, 411-441kg, earned $2.78-$2.79/kg.
Good quality Angus steers, 449kg, were a treat in the R2 pens and recorded the best price at $3.43/kg. Other Angus, 368-450kg, fetched $2.93-$3.05/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 360-495kg, lifted to $2.95-$3.07/kg. Angus-Hereford heifers, 313-395kg, also lifted to $2.84-$2.89/kg, while Hereford-cross, 317-437kg, made $2.73-$2.90/kg.
R1 cattle remained strong, in particular Hereford-Friesian steers, 183-225kg, which returned $850-$945, $4.20-$4.64/kg. Angus-Hereford, 224-239kg also hit and exceeded $4/kg, making $910-$995, $4.06-$4.16/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 232kg, managed $800. The lone R1 bulls were Friesian-cross 260kg, $745.
Autumn-born weaner cattle continue to be very well received, and Hereford-cross steers, 74-108kg, fetched $430-$490, with the heifers, 98-127kg, making $420-$490. Hereford-Friesian of all sexes proved popular, with steers, 100kg, at $675, and heifers, 89-121kg, $467-$550. Bulls, 96-115kg, fetched $600-$700.
R3 vetted-in-calf Hereford heifers, 478kg, were well contested at $1630.
