Just a small yarding of 400 head were offered, and the market simply ticked over another week, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported.
In the R2 steer pens a mix of Shorthorn and beef-cross lines sold for $2.55-$2.68/kg, though dairy-cross only managed $2.30/kg. Traditional and good dairy-beef heifers traded at $2.50-$2.60/kg, while a line of R3 Angus returned $2.45/kg.
Interest was limited on weaner cattle, and none more so than the heifers. Steers were mainly traditional-cross and exotic-cross, and heavy lines hovered around $3.00/kg, with medium lines slightly improved on that at $3.00-$3.20/kg. Heifers however were a hard sell, with beef-cross lines making R2 money at $2.50-$2.60/kg. One line of good Hereford-Friesian did manage $640, $3.29/kg.
A small entry of cows had the better lines at $1.70-$1.75/kg, and medium $1.60/kg.
