Ex-service bulls were once again the focal point, accounting for 60% of the numbers available. A larger selection of Friesian bulls lifted up to 5c/kg, to $2.70-$2.81/kg for 530-760kg. Jersey bulls climbed 10-25c/kg, to $2.74-$2.82/kg for 545-690kg, while 450-485kg sold to $2.60-$2.70/kg. Beef-breed bulls generally rose 10c/kg, putting 565-810kg lines at $2.87-$2.91/kg.
The prime steers and heifers enjoyed a stable-to-slightly firmer sale. The majority of the beef-breed steers, 555-690kg, made $2.74-$2.80/kg. Similar heifers, 505-625kg, mainly made $2.68-$2.75/kg, but the Friesian lines were fairly varied.
Beef-breed cows were somewhat of a feature in the cow section. Anything over 670kg was rewarded with a solid $2.10-$2.15/kg, but the majority were 540-645kg at $2.00-$2.10/kg. Friesian cows were in demand too, rising around 10c/kg to $1.94-$2.08/kg for the 495-605kg bracket. Jersey cows also strengthened to $1.83-$1.93/kg for 430-525kg.
An extra 2000 store lambs and 1000 prime ewes filled the sheep pens relative to the previous sale. Thankfully good weather over the past fortnight drew more than enough buyers into the yards to keep the markets strong.
Fine wool lambs proved to be somewhat of a hit in the store lambs, as medium lines were traded at $85-$88 and lighter lines were mainly $60-$75. Coarser wool were strong too. Good lines fell into the $93-$110 range, while even mediums were returning $88-$96.
Prime lambs were nearly an exact replica of last week, where the better end made $140-$160, while most of the medium lines fell into the $110-$138 bracket. There was a little more top-end to the prime ewe market where a handful climbed into $182-$199 territory, but the general range was fixed at the same level as last week, $100-$149.
