There was something for everyone in the 102 pens offered, with prime steers right through to weaners, Carrfield’s agent Carl White reported.
The sale kicked off with 3-year steers, 578kg, $2.91/kg, followed by a good offering of 2-year steers including very heavy lines, 650kg plus, at $2.79/kg. The best of the bunch were Angus-cross, 457kg, $3.27/kg, while other beef-cross, 450-480kg, returned $3.20-$3.25/kg.
Two –year heifers, 420-461kg, fetched $2.75-$2.80/kg, while smaller framed animals, 400kg plus, made $2.80-$2.90/kg.
The younger cattle sold to keen interest, and steers, 216kg, managed $3.64/kg. The yarding did include some heavier lines though, which were off that pace at $2.60/kg. Well-marked Friesian bulls, 318-325kg, made $970-$980, $3.00/kg, with heifers also hitting and passing the $3.00/kg mark.
Last Wednesday’s sheep sale was a quiet affair, with the highlight being a strong cull ewe market. Store hogget numbers are dwindling with just one row offered, but a quality consignment of capital stock shorn Coopworth ewe’s sold exceptionally well, with the top line making $176, and the second cut, $169. Later-born hoggets made $102 and $98, with most other pens trading at $102-$115.
Solid demand for quality ewes with docked lambs-at-foot meant these reached $90 all counted, though smaller types made $40.
Heavy mixed age ewes sold for $140-$147, and medium shorn lines, $120-$125. Heavy fresh 2-tooth ewes made $88-$90, while 4-tooth wethers sold well at $169.
The best of the prime hoggets made $173-$175, with the remainder trading at $130-$160.
