Two-year steer quality was mixed with lines from 320kg up to 585kg and a wide range of prices. Hereford-cross, 567kg, made a solid $3.12/kg, while a lighter line of Hereford-Friesian, 398kg, returned $3.04/kg. Six heavy Angus-cross, 560kg, made $2.94/kg.
Heifer pricing was more consistent and all bar one line sold for $2.81-$2.88/kg, putting most at $1100 and better.
Traditional yearling heifers featured and sold at much higher values than seen at the yearling fair. The highlight was 15 Hereford heifers, 279-307kg, which managed $910-$1025, $3.26-$3.34/kg, while Angus and Hereford & Angus-Hereford, 251-265kg, returned $3.14-$3.19/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 226kg, managed $3.32/kg.
Quite a few autumn-born lines were offered and one-year Hereford-Friesian, 243kg, sold for $3.42/kg, while weaner heifers all traded at $495-$545. Friesian weaner bulls, 109kg, made $530.
