There was an increase in supply across most categories. Cows and yearlings made up the bulk of the offering with an increased number of vealers.
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The quality of the offering was generally good, with very few secondary cattle penned. Condition also showed an improvement, with large numbers showing the positive effect of green oats crops and supplementary feeding.
With oats crops improving, restocker activity increased.
Market trends through the young cattle were mainly dearer. Vealer steers to restockers sold to a dearer trend, up to 19c/kg. Combined with a lift in quality, price changes were greater.
This was also the case on the heifer portion, where trends were similar. Light weight yearling steers to restockers sold to dearer trends.
Medium and heavy weight feeder steers saw a firm to 7c/kg dearer market trend, the heavy weights showing little but breed and quality related price change. Heavy trade steers sold to a cheaper trend, with reduced competition.
There were strong gains across the board for yearling heifers to restock and feed. Trade heifers remained firm.
Reduced competition saw heavy grown steers sell to a cheaper trend, up to 12c/kg. The well finished heavy heifers were up to 4c/kg cheaper.
It was a very strong cow market for the most part, although some of the heavy weights were a little cheaper, with competition not as strong in
places. The best of the high yielding cows remained firm. Heavy bulls up to 5c/kg dearer.
Calves: 80kg+ RS C1 236.4c
Vealer Steer: 0-200kg RS D1 170c
200-280kg RS C1 292.1c RS C2 252c
280-330kg FD C2 295c
Vealer Heifer: 0-200kg RS C1 218c RS D1 168c
200-280kg FD C2 268c PR C2 254.1c RS C2 261.9c
280-330kg PR C2 265c PR C3 296.3c
330kg+ PR C3 281c
Yearling Steer: 200-280kg RS C2 280.8c
280-330kg FD C2 307.5c RS C2 299.3c RS D2 270c
330-400kg FD C2 304c FD C3 294.8c
400kg+ FD C2 309.1c FD C3 324c PR C2 305c PR C3 305c
Yearling Heifer: 200-280kg FD C2 274.2c RS C2 260.5c
280-330kg FD C2 273c PR C2 252c PR C3 293.3c RS C2 272.5c
330-400kg FD C2 276.6c FD C3 290c PR C2 264c PR C3 290c RS C2 252c RS C3 9 265c
400kg+ FD C2 280c PR C3 282.2c
Grown Steer: 400-500kg FD C2 296c
500-600kg PR C3 305.6c
Grown Heifer: 0-540kg FD C2 226c PR C2 227.6c PR C3 264c PR C4 260c
540kg+ PR C3 294.5c
Manufacturing Steer: 0-540kg DA D2 227c
Cows: 0-400kg PR D1 178.9c PR D2 205c
400-520kg FD D2 227c PR D1 188c PR D2 220.2c PR D3 232c RS D1 178c
520kg+ PR C2 232c PR C3 259c PR C4 245c PR D3 237.3c PR D4 245c
Bulls: 0-450kg PR C2 226.7c RS C1 256c
450-600kg PR C2 245.2c
600kg+ PR B2 276.5c PR C2 265.5c PR D2 248c
MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service