Throughput increased to 920 head at Wellsford last Monday. Quality was mixed throughout, though those with substance and type were well sought.
Two-year beef-dairy steers, 418-650kg, varied from $2.96/kg to $3.11/kg. Angus heifers, 445-481kg, returned $2.97-$3.05/kg.
Yearling Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 328-358kg, traded at an improved but varied $2.99/kg to $3.20/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 305-396kg, earned $3.01-$3.05/kg, and 245-296kg, $3.17-$3.24/kg. Speckle Park-cross heifers, 204-264kg, realised $2.84-$2.94/kg. Angus-Friesian sold in two bands as 298-330kg earned $2.79-$2.95/kg, and 256-260kg, $2.44-$2.46/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 253-258kg, softened to $2.77-$2.83/kg and Hereford-Jersey, 219-324kg, $2.61-$2.68/kg.
