Around 550 head were offered and while the better bred lines captured interest, lesser sorts and off-types hardly raised an eyebrow. Good two-year Hereford-Friesian steers sold up to $2.90-$3.00/kg, with second cuts making $2.80-$2.85/kg. Any Hereford and Angus heifers achieved $2.90-$2.94/kg, but good beef-dairy heifers were well off that pace at $2.50-$2.65/kg.
The yearling market followed the same pattern. Good Simmental steers, 350kg, reached $3.05/kg, while Hereford-Friesian, 250-280kg, made $3.20-$3.30/kg. Angus & Angus-Hereford heifers made it to $3.00-$3.15/kg, but crossbred lines dropped to $2.50-$2.65/kg. Bull prices were variable as exotic lines managed $3.15-$3.28/kg and the better beef-cross, $2.80-$2.90/kg, but crossbred lines were very hard to sell.
Breeding cows made a brief appearance in the form of run-with-bull Simmental at $3.25/kg and with calves-at-foot, $1320 per unit. In-calf dairy cows sold for $2.38/kg, while empty lines firmed to $2.10-$2.25/kg for heavy types and $1.85-$1.95/kg for medium.
