Two-year steers were solid with Hereford-Friesian, 530-562kg, returning $2.81-$2.92/kg, and Hereford-cross, 442-565kg, $2.82-$2.90/kg. Hereford heifers, 288kg, managed steady returns at $2.85/kg, while the balance of this section, 322-501kg, traded at $2.59- $2.78/kg.
Yearling steers were mixed and prices reflected this. Hereford-cross, 335-370kg, maintained levels of $2.73-$2.81/kg, though 16 at 346kg pushed to $3.09/kg. Angus-Friesian were steady at $2.64- $2.79/kg for 267-373kg, while Hereford-Friesian eased for most as 287-328kg earned $2.79-$2.89/kg and 332- 431kg, $2.94-$3.00/kg.
There was good competition for yearling heifers, though results were mixed. Angus-cross, 212-284kg, were steady at $2.83-$2.85/kg, as were most Hereford-Friesian, though 213-270kg lifted to $2.66-$2.75/kg. A highlight were fifteen Hereford, 346kg, earning $1020, $2.95/kg.
All yearling bulls, 206-377kg, traded at $2.45-$2.63/kg regardless of breed.
Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 149-215kg, fetched $600-$745, while their sisters, 138kg, made $480-$560. Hereford-cross heifers, 156-192kg, were steady at $500-$550.
A consignment of 43 Hereford-Friesian cows, 501kg, returned $905, $1.81/kg.
