Patchy rain across the district saw numbers remain steady, down just 90 head on the previous week.
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There was a large supply of cows with finished heavy weights well represented.
Young cattle were also well supplied with limited numbers of heavy grown steers and heifers.
Overall the quality and condition was fair to very good.
The full field of usual processors were operating, while there was increased restocker and feedlot demand.
Competition was strong from all sectors.
Restockers were active through the young cattle. Light weight steers experienced significant price improvement.
Medium and heavy weight yearling steers to feed saw a dearer trend of 13c to 15c/kg.
There were strong gains for yearling heifers in all weight ranges, those suitable to feed showing similar improvement to the steers.
The lightweights to restockers also showing increases at the rate of their male counterparts.
Heavy grown steers to feed and to process saw a dearer trend of as much as 19c/kg.
An improved quality penning of heavy heifers were as much as 26c/kg dearer in places.
Strong demand for light and medium weight cows resulted in a much dearer market trend with all sectors competing.
Processor demand for well finished heavy weights increased with the market trend up to 7c/kg dearer.
Calves:
80kg+ RS C1 314.8c
Vealer Steer:
0-200kg RS C2 326c
200-280kg RS C2 318c
Vealer Heifer:
0-200kg RS C2 291.2c
200-280kg PR C2 310c RS C2 301.9c
Yearling Steer:
200-280kg RS C1 306c RS C2 358.9c RS D1 308c RS D2 291.4c
280-330kg FD C2 320c PR C2 290c RS C2 339.5c RS D1 284c RS D2 276c
330-400kg FD C2 319.5c FD C3 324c PR C3 316c RS C2 330c
400kg+ FD C2 323.5c FD C3 322.4c PR C3 313c PR C4 316c
Yearling Heifer:
0-200kg RS D1 290c RS C1 288c
200-280kg RS C2 308.7c RS D1 230c RS D2 295.2c
280-330kg FD C2 308.9c PR C3 301.6c RS C2 308.7c
280-330kg RS C3 308c
330-400kg FD C2 312.8c FD C3 308.2c PR C3 310.5c RS C2 289.5c
400kg+ FD C3 310.2c PR C3 318.9c
Grown Steer:
0-400kg FD C2 329c
400-500kg FD C2 320c
500-600kg FD C3 325.6c PR C3 327.2c
Grown Heifer:
0-540kg FD C2 244c FD C3 310c PR C2 276c PR C3 291.1c PR D3 246.3c RS D1 202c
540+ PR C3 290.2c PR C4 322.6c
Cows:
0-400kg PR D1 172c PR D2 232c RS D1 200.6c
400-520kg FD D2 230c PR C3 270c PR D2 243.1c PR D3 245.6c RS D1 216c
520kg+ PR C3 276.5c PR C4 272.1c PR D3 258.3c PR D4 252.5c
Bulls:
0-450kg PR C2 284c
450-600kg PR B2 278.8c PR C2 264c
600kg+ PR B2 284.3c PR C2 268c