The numbers remained steady with calves, yearlings and particularly cows well represented.
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The quality of the offering was good, with some very well bred lines available.
The condition of the offering showed great variation with good supplies of well finished cattle penned.
Restockers and feedlotters were also well catered for, with plainer condition cattle in fair numbers.
Market trends through the young cattle were dearer overall.
Restockers motivated by recent rain competed strongly on light weight cattle. The calves sold to a dearer trend of up to 10c/kg. Vealers to restockers also sold to dearer trends. There were some strong price gains through the light weight yearling steers to restock, with breed a factor in some cases.
A modest increase in supply of heavy feeder steers sold to dearer trends as buyers competed strongly for weight. There were dearer trends through the yearling heifers, with light weights well supplied.
Medium weight feeder heifers were up to 5c/kg dearer. Well finished heifers to the trade saw a dearer trend of as much as 10c/kg.
A small number of heavy grown steers attracted keen processor competition, as did well finished grown heifers, which sold up to 14c/kg dearer.
The cow market was strong throughout, with processors competing to secure requirements. Only the plainest condition cows were purchased by restockers. Market trends were firm to slightly dearer for all cows purchased by processors.
Calves: 0-80kg RS C1 227c RS D1 170c
80kg+ RS C1 265.8c
Vealer Steer: 0-200kg RS C1 278.4c RS C2 296c
200-280kg RS C2 294.2c
Vealer Heifer: 0-200kg PR C1 204c PR C2 235c RS C1 230c RS C2 257c
200-280kg PR C2 238c RS C2 252.3c
Yearling Steer: 200-280kg RS C2 281.9c RS D2 224.4c FD C2 264.3c RS C2 279.2c
330-400kg FD C2 306.1c FD C3 265c PR C3 280c RS C2 282.8c RS C3 305c
400kg+ FD C2 286.8c FD C3 313.6c
Yearling Heifer: 200-280kg FD C2 257.5c RS C2 255.4c RS D2 224c
280-330kg FD C2 269c FD C3 266c PR C2 241c RS C2 234.4c
330-400kg FD C2 277c FD C3 272.8c PR C3 261.9c RS C2 268.5c RS C3 272.3c
400kg+ FD C3 275c PR C3 292.7c
Grown Steer: 0-400kg FD C2 308c RS C2 291c RS D2 244.9c
400-500kg FD C2 318c RS C2 249c
500-600kg PR C3 276c
Grown Heifer: 0-540kg FD C2 267.5c FD C3 272c FD D2 215c PR C2 215c PR C3 262.6c PR D1 225c PR D2 227c RS C2 248c RS C3 250c RS D1 220c
540kg+ PR C3 302.3c PR C4 302c
Cows: 0-400kg PR D1 120c PR D2 207c RS D1 114c
400-520kg FD D3 236c PR C3 262c PR D1 180.8c PR D2 228.5c PR D3 239.8c RS D1 150c
520kg+ PR C3 272.4c PR C4 271c PR C5 257.5c PR D2 232.8c PR D3 251.1c PR D4 53 249.8c PR D5 200c
Bulls: 450-600kg PR C2 248.9c PR D2 210c
600kg+ PR B2 276.5c PR C2 251.9c PR C3 259 PR D2 227.8c