A feature was eight Hereford-Friesian cows with 3/4 Hereford calves-at-foot and run-with a Hereford bull, which sold well at $2140 per unit. Some prime steers were not far off that price as heavy Hereford-Friesian sold to $3.00-$3.06/kg at $1705-$1930.
Three-year Angus-Friesian heifers met keen interest and fetched $2.83-$2.85/kg, while younger Hereford-Friesian sold in two cuts as 426-470kg made $2.87-$2.93/kg and 405-441kg, $2.91-$2.99/kg.
Two-year Hereford-Friesian steer prices firmed as the top lines in a 383-465kg range sold for $3.20-$3.27/kg, with second cuts making $3.10-$3.16/kg, and third, $3.02-$3.06/kg.
Yearling steers started off strong and Hereford-Friesian, 346-400kg sold for $1180-$1230, with the lighter end better quality and making $3.36-$3.41/kg. However most down to 300kg traded at $3.07-$3.26/kg. Angus-Friesian showed the big variance that can be within breeds, as 318-380kg made $2.66-$2.68/kg but 265-305kg reached $3.00-$3.08/kg.
The heifer market was variable and 237-251kg Hereford-Friesian sold on a softer market at $2.95-$3.00/kg, though a line of 300kg reached $3.12/kg. For lighter cuts at 233-283kg all breeds could be grouped into a $2.72-$2.76/kg range.
