Just over 2000 prime hoggets were penned and prices came back around $10. One line of 38 made it to $192, but most very heavy types sold for $180-$186. Most other types made $160-$176, with the third cuts earning $130-$159.
The ewe market held up well with good buyer attendance. A run of very heavy ewes sold for $210-$270, while most other lines were evenly spread between $90 up to $198.
Store hoggets lost both volume and price as 500 head sold on an easing market. The mainly fine wool line-up featured good Merino mixed sex at $150 and heavy ewe hoggets, $152.
In the cattle pens the bulk of the cows were Friesian or Friesian-cross, and all eased by 10c/kg. Across all weights penned $1.74-$1.84/kg covered all bar the odd line, and that was the upper limit of buyer budgets. Hereford cows, 540-675kg, also eased to $1.88-$1.95/kg.
Boner heifers went some way to regain ground lost as these were the one positive of the sale. Heavier types, 496-605kg, firmed to $2.51-$2.64/kg, while 455-485kg returned $2.37-$2.46/kg.
Angus steers, 621-655kg, made a premium over similar weighted Hereford at $2.87-$2.96/kg, but no other lines managed to surpass $2.90/kg. Beef-cross, 475-670kg, eased to $2.77/kg, with Friesian and Friesian-cross at $2.65-$2.80/kg for 525-755kg.
Heifers lost similar ground as Hereford-cross, 500-695kg, returned $2.65-$2.70/kg, and local trade types, $2.60-$2.68/kg. Bulls mainly traded at $2.37-$2.51/kg.
