Numbers were back and the quality was good with plenty of weight and condition throughout the yarding. There were several big drafts of steers and heifers and despite the good quality a lot of the cattle went onto feed. There was only a small and plainer run of weaner steers. All of the usual buyers were operating in a cheaper market.

The weaner steers reached 574c/kg, medium and heavy feeder steers were 20c to 25c cheaper and the medium weights ranged from 480c to 569c and heavy feeders reached 554c/kg. Feeder heifers were 30c softer with the medium and heavy weights selling from 450c to 513c/kg. The heavy trade cattle slipped 20c with the steers selling from 478c to 500c and heifers 469c to 485c/kg.

Grown steers were firm and sold from 467c to milk and 2 tooth reaching 505c/kg. Heavy grown heifers were back 10c and ranged between 458c and 474c/kg. Cows were 6c to 8c cheaper with the heavy cows selling from 375c to 413c and the leaner 2 score cows 335c to 372c/kg. The best of the heavy bulls reached 435c/kg.