There were 602 head yarded at the Eidsvold prime and store sale last Wednesday with over 400 quality weaner steers and heifers in the draft.
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Prices were considerably better than last sale rates especially in the weaner classes.
A very good run of Charbray steers weighing an average of 273kg sold to return $1716/hd while light heifers sold to $1320/hd. Local Santa steers reached 668c at 190kg to return $1270.
Under 200kg steers averaged 648c while the 200-300kg steers averaged just over 600c. Heifers up to 200kg averaged 522c and the 200-300kg range heifers averaged 457c.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Santa cross steers from Cracow sold for 616c at 261kg returning $1610/hd. Droughtmaster cross steers from Theodore sold for 620c at 235kg returning $1457/hd.
Brangus steers from Mundubbera sold for 634c at 200kg returning $1268/hd. Angus cross steers from Eidsvold sold for 636c at 246kg returning $1567/hd.
Santa cross steers from Eidsvold sold for 648c at 203kg returning $1317/hd. Santa cross steers from Eidsvold sold for 668c at 189kg returning $1268/hd.
Simmental cross heifers from Eidsvold sold for 532c at 195kg returning $1037/hd. Charbray cross heifers from Cracow sold for 548c at 256kg returning $1406/hd.
Speckle Park heifers from Mundubbera sold for 552c at 160kg returning $883/hd. Angus cross heifers from Eidsvold sold for 552c at 198kg returning $1094/hd.
Simmental bulls from Eidsvold sold for 360c at 565kg returning $2035/hd. Simmental bull from Eidsvold sold for 400c at 390kg returning $1560/hd.
Brangus Mickey bull from Eidsvold sold for 542c at 286kg returning $1554/hd.
Charbray cow from Eidsvold sold for 295c at 685kg returning $2022/hd.
