Those in the market managed to pick up some good cattle at very reasonable rates, though some lines were passed in as they did not meet reserve.
The best of the prime steers were Angus & Angus-Hereford, 577kg, which sold for $2.70/kg, while heavier Hereford-Friesian, 602-647kg, made $2.59-$2.69/kg. Prime cows all traded at $1.63-$1.72/kg.
Boners took up the largest portion of auctioneer’s time with varied results. Friesian, 441-445kg, made very good values at $1.86-$1.93/kg, but 402-470kg dropped away to $1.65-$1.69/kg. In-calf Friesian, 517kg, returned $1.78/kg.
With quality mixed and limited buyers in attendance the store cattle section was hard work. The best prices in the older cattle pens was $2.45/kg for six 439kg Hereford-Friesian heifers, and $2.43/kg for 403kg Hereford-cross steers. No lines of R2 cattle exceeded $1000, with the closest being two small lines of R2 steers at $980. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 376-402kg, were the bestselling in their section at $2.31-$2.34/kg.
The rest of the yarding consisted of lines under 10-head, and autumn-born beef-Friesian steers, 252-275kg, traded at $740-$780, while Hereford-Friesian heifers, 265kg, earned $645.
Weaner's were variable, with top honors going to a line of three Hereford bulls, 186kg, which sold well at $790, though most other lines were $550 or less.
