Throughput lifted at Wellsford on Monday with just on 640 cattle yarded, and yearling steers made up the largest portion.
Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 380-436kg, made good values at $3.14-$3.32/kg, while Angus-Friesian, 378-425kg, returned $3.09-$3.23/kg. Hereford -cross, 321-385kg, lifted to $3.09-$3.29/kg, while Simmental-cross, 386-408kg, earned $3.06-$3.25/kg.
Yearling Friesian bulls, 377-450kg, lifted to $2.73-$2.77/kg, while Jersey, 351kg, managed $2.36/kg.
Weaner Angus-Friesian steers, 107-117kg, traded at $465-$570, while Hereford-cross heifers, 115-194kg, earned $560-$755, and Hereford-Friesian, 101-117kg, $470-$565. Beef-dairy bulls sold to per head budgets with Angus-Friesian, 98-140kg, earning $420-$450, and Hereford-Friesian, 103-161kg, $500-$555. Friesian bulls, 115-166kg, sold well at $510-$600, and autumn-born, 200-210kg, $610-$640.
