Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1192 head. Quality was mixed but fair with some good lines of well bred cattle penned along with the secondary and plainer types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to better market.

Yearling steers to feed lifted to sell from 345 to 440c/kg for middle and heavyweights. The few finished types to processors averaged 382c/kg. The heifer portion to feed was 5c better to receive from 310c to 393c/kg. Those to processors ranged in price from 329 to 380c/kg.

Heavy steers and bullocks were limited and reached 380c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 290 to 355c/kg. Cows lost some of last week’s gains with heavy 2 score from 255c to 286c and 3 score 277 to 310c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 307c/kg.