Throughput increased to 326 head at Frankton last Tuesday for PGG Wrightson. Hereford-Friesian filled the R2 heifer pens and 12 good types, 346-396kg, held at $2.36-$2.44/kg with 300kg at $2.55/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 130kg, strengthened to $415 while Friesian bulls, 138kg, returned $310. Boner cows made up close to 50% of the prime section and Friesian, 560-610kg, mostly held at $1.38-$1.49/kg while 455-559kg softened to $1.29-$1.39/kg. Prime Angus-Friesian heifers, 456-485kg, strengthened to $2.35-$2.40/kg, as did Hereford-Friesian, 420-421kg, up to $2.42-$2.47/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.
Frankton cattle sales 23.02
R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 387-435kg, topped their section at $2.39-$2.46/kg
Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 129-147kg, strengthened to $505-$572
Prime steers, 526-596kg, returned $2.47-$2.50/kg
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