Numbers fell this sale with agents yarding 884 head. Quality was mixed with mostly feeder cattle penned with both well bred and secondary types presented. The usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.
Yearling steers to feed were firm to 5c dearer. Middle and heavyweights sold from 390 to 468c/ kg. The few finished types to processors received from 388 to 400c/kg. The heifer portion to feed ranged in price from 300 to 416c/kg for middle and heavyweights with breed causing the spread. Better grain fed heifers to processors sold from 341 to 410c/kg.
Grown heifers sold from 289 to 368c/kg. Cows were 5 to 10c better with heavy finished cows from 278c to 335c and plainer types receiving from 275 to 285c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 300c/kg.