Grass-driven demand, and the fact that this was the last dairy-beef fair calendared for Feilding drove prices up on Thursday. There was a full clearance of the 1500 head yarding, of which bulls made up 1000. Some beef-dairy bulls, 100-115kg, exceeded $6.00/kg and a number sold just off that level. Angus-Friesian, 122-125kg, were solid at $610-$660. Friesian bulls sold on a consistently firm market and easily slotted into three weight ranges.
Heifer prices were steady and 112-128kg Hereford-Friesian sold for $555-$580, while 141-145kg reached $610-$670. Red Hereford-Friesian, 103-122kg, sold for $400-$450.
