medium $80-$90 and lighter, $70-$78, with tail end lines making $30-$50.
Prime lamb prices looked to ease though it was marginal, and heavy lambs sold for $125-$150, medium $110-$120 and lighter $96-$109. While the very heavy ewes of the previous week were missing the top lines held value at $120-$156, though prices softened for medium types at $90-$114, and light, $72-$88. Heavy two-tooth’s made $90-$109, and lighter types, $58-$69, while rams returned $100-$120.
A large yarding of prime cattle featured mainly empty dairy cows and heifers. Medium steers, 380-420kg, sold for $2.30-$2.40/kg, while medium beef heifers at slightly heavier weights of 400-460kg made $2.40-$2.60/kg. The top dairy heifers sold on a steady market at $1.90-$2.10/kg, while lighter types, 330-370kg, firmed to $1.80-$1.90/kg. Cow prices moved ever so slightly the other way as heavy lines eased from $2.00-$2.10/kg to $1.80-$1.95/kg. Medium types made similar movements to $1.70-$1.80/kg, as did lighter, 370-420kg, down 10c/kg to $1.50-$1.60/kg.
Weaner calves made up the bulk of the store section, though a few R2 lines did kick off the sale. Hereford-cross bulls, 400-418kg, sold for $2.47-$2.63/kg, and steers, 316kg, $2.62/kg. The weaner’s then stepped up and Hereford-Friesian bulls, 150-160kg, made good values at $500-$620, while 130-140kg returned $480-$500. Heifers of similar breeding and 150kg were not far off the pace at $450-$520. Friesian bulls had good weight at 160-180kg and sold for $500-$560, $3.11-$3.12/kg. Lighter types, 120kg, returned $350-$400.