Sheep prices were firm, while the store cattle market also showed promise.
A small yarding of store lambs had top lines making $120-$130, medium $110-$115 and light, $100-$105.
Those prices looked small when compared to the prime lamb section as price firmed and few traded below the top store price. Heavy lambs reached $161-$184, medium $140-$152 and light, $135-$139. Similar results in the ewe pens meant these traded up to $142-$174, with medium types making $120-$140 and light, $80-$115. Lesser sorts sold for $20-$72 and rams, $62-$72.
A small yarding of prime cattle featured mainly cows and 430-480kg traded at $1.70-$1.74/kg. Bulls, 530kg, returned $2.62/kg.
There was a bit more action in the store pens, though numbers were still winter-low. The market was strong and included R2 Hereford-cross steers, 420-454kg, which firmed to $2.85-$2.92/kg. In the R1 pens Hereford-cross bulls, 225kg, returned $580, while Friesian, 225-296kg, made $580-$700. Hereford-cross heifers, 227kg, fetched $545, and Friesian, 211kg, $430.