Early spring demand for store cattle also continued to improve.
Heavy prime heifers were the highlight, with 551kg pushing to $3.10/kg, outpricing the steers which reached $3.06/kg for 526kg. Second cuts of both the steers and heifers, 489-493kg, made $2.90-$2.98/kg. Boner cows were once again variable with lesser-bred lines, 477kg, making $1.76/kg, though better yielding types sold up to $2.10/kg.
Bids came freely in the store pens and R2 steers, 418-438kg, traded at $2.87-$3.01/kg, while heifers, 366-468kg, returned $2.84-$2.90/kg. Medium 15-month steers, 346-360kg, earned $940-$1060, though traded under $3.00/kg, with 332kg heifers very similar at $960. Light R1 heifers, 218-219kg, made $635-$715.
Demand was solid for crossbred weaner steers and a line of 141kg sold for $710, putting them at $5.02/kg. Other lines, 145kg, made $505. Heifers, 115kg, also exceeded $5.00/kg when they sold for $590, while 108kg returned $435.
