Buyers also had in mind that there will be no sale held over Labour weekend.
The best of the prime steers weighed in at 607kg and sold for $3.03/kg; chased by 482kg, $2.90/kg and also heifers, 475-551kg, $2.88-$2.92/kg. Good yielding cows, 626kg, returned $2.30/kg, while boners, 534kg, made $1.74/kg.
Plenty of highlights through the store pens was a reflection of an increase in demand from local buyers. Good 2-year steers, 400-420kg, made $2.93-$3.00/kg, but the exceptional sales were the 18-month lines of 339-397kg at $3.09-$3.22/kg. Small crossbred 15-month steers, 233-250kg, fetched $550-$840, with light 1-year’s not far behind at $550-$700.
Older heifer numbers were low, but a highlight was a line of 431kg at $2.94/kg, while 365kg returned $2.78/kg. Plenty of interest in medium 1-year heifers saw some exceptional results posted, with 220-289kg achieving $890-$930, and the lighter line reaching $4.21/kg. Lighter types, 160kg, made $530-$730, and other crossbred lines, 118-151kg, $445-$615.
