The numbers showed a small increase. There were large supplies of yearlings, they mostly fell into the light and medium weight categories.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Limited supplies of heavy and well finished lines to suit processors or export feedlotters. Cows were also well supplied. The overall quality of the offering was fair to good with condition quite mixed.
Market trends varied through the young cattle with vealer steers to restockers selling to a dearer trend. Some breed related price change.
Conversely the heifer vealers to both restockers and processors sold to cheaper trends. Lightweight yearling steers to restock and feed saw little but quality and breed related price change. The medium weight yearling feeder steers remained firm with an odd slightly dearer sale. Heavy feeders sold to a cheaper trend. Lightweight yearling heifers to restockers saw a firm to cheaper market trend with supply a factor.
The limited supply of well finished heavy grown steers sold to a slightly dearer trend. Reduced competition saw the well finished grown heifers sell to a cheaper trend. There were cheaper trends through the cow market. The plainer condition medium weight cows were down slightly.
Quality and reduced competition on the better cows contributed to significant price falls with the market trend as much as 20c/kg cheaper.
Vealer Steer: 0-200kg PR C2 232c RS C1 258.8c RS C2 236c
200-280kg PR C2 234c RS C2 261.9c
Vealer Heifer: 0-200kg PR C2 232c RS C2 210.8c RS D1 192c
200-280kg PR C2 220.4c RS C2 210.3c RS D2 139c
Yearling Steer: 0-200kg RS D1 254.6c
200-280kg RS C2 265.6c RS D2 238.5c
280-330kg FD C2 293.4c PR C2 193c RS C2 259.9c RS D2 218.4c
330-400kg FD C2 288.8c RS C2 242c
400kg+ FD C2 269.2c FD C3 279c PR C3 260c
Yearling Heifer: 0-200kg RS C2 191c RS D1 214.9c
200-280kg PR C2 211.4c RS C2 216.8c RS D1 197c RS D2 192.6c
280-330kg FD C2 242c FD C3 233.7c PR C2 218c PR C3 226.6c RS C2 235.9c RS D2 230.1c
330-400kg FD C2 251.5c FD C3 208c PR C2 278c PR C3 253c RS C2 255.4c
400kg+ FD C2 268.8c PR C3 250c
Grown Steer: 0-400kg FD C2 241.3c PR C2 268c RS C2 188c
400-500kg FD C2 262.4c FD C3 270c PR C3 257.9c
500-600kg PR C3 310.6c
750kg+ PR C4 280c
Grown Heifer: 0-540kg FD C2 249.3c FD C3 211c FD D2 218.5c PR C3 232.2c PR C4 200c PR D2 178c RS C2 209.1c RS D2 185.5c
540kg+ PR C3 272c PR C4 260c
Cows: 0-400kg FD D2 170c RS D1 122.7c
400-520kg FD D3 205c PR D2 197.2c PR D3 204.1c RS D1 146.8c RS D2 180.3c
520kg+ PR C3 230.4c PR C4 259c PR D3 223.8c PR D4 226.1c
Bulls: 0-450kg PR C2 224c
450-600kg PR B2 248.2c PR C2 229c
600kg+ PR B2 258c PR B3 261c PR C2 237c PR D2 216c
