These met keen interest, though it was still too early for store cattle, with demand limited.
Prime steers, 548-628kg, firmed to $2.70-$2.80/kg, with second cuts, 501kg, making $2.69/kg. Heifers, 466-542kg, returned $2.57-$2.69/kg. Boner cows were once again variable depending on yield potential, and the top line at 628kg made $2.02/kg, while lesser lines dropped below $1.00/kg.
Store cattle were good shopping for those in the market as steers, 368-377kg traded at $2.41-$2.50/kg, and lesser lines dropped to $2.10/kg. Good R2 heifers, 449kg, varied from $2.36/kg up to $2.65/kg, while medium 14-month lines, 291-332kg, made $2.40-$2.50/kg. R1 heifers, 247-253kg, fetched $2.46-$2.72/kg.
Weaner numbers were low and sold to limited interest. Steers, 138-145kg, earned $390-$580, and heifers, 106-121kg, $340-$510.
