There was a reduction in numbers. Down 145 from the previous week.
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Overall the quality of the offering was mixed, condition fair to very good.
Overall the quality of the offering was mixed, condition fair to very good.
Young cattle well supplied along with cows and an increased supply of well finished heavy steers.
The usual buyers were in attendance, however not all processors were active.
Quality and breed were factors in the cheaper prices for light and heavy weight vealer steers to restock.
The medium weights attracted keen demand to sell to a dearer trend with little evidence of breed discounts.
Well finished heifer vealers sold to dearer trends, posting strong gains to both the processors and restockers.
There was a limited supply of the plainer condition 2 scores.
Light weight yearling steers to restockers sold to a slightly dearer trend.
The medium and heavy weight feeder steers saw a firm to slightly cheaper market trend.
There was strong demand for yearling heifers from both restockers and feedlotters with the market trenD15c to 30c/kg dearer.
There were breed related price changes in the heavy grown steers, the market was cheaper with demand a little weaker.
Quality improvements lifted some prices for the well finished grown heifers.
Demand was weaker in the cow market with the trend 9c to 20c/kg cheaper. Heavy bulls saw little change.
Vealer Steer: 0-200kg RS C1 426c RS C2 444c RS D2 440c
200-280kg FD C2 466c RS C2 459.7c
280-330kg RS C2 452.3c
330kg+ PR C3 426c
Vealer Heifer: 200-280kg PR C2 402c RS C2 420c
280-330kg PR C3 425c RS C3 419.5c
330kg+ PR C3 423c
Yearling Steer: 280-330kg FD C2 409c
330-400kg FD C2 411.1c FD C3 429c RS C2 427.7c RS C3 417c
400kg+ FD C2 392c FD C3 420c
Yearling Heifer: 200-280kg RS D2 286c
280-330kg FD C3 401c PR C2 340c RS C2 416.3c RS C3 395c
330-400kg FD C2 392c FD C3 397.7c PR C3 360c RS C2 407.5c RS C3 392c
400kg+ FD C3 380c PR C2 336c
Grown Steer: 0-400kg RS C2 361.3c
400-500kg FD C2 375c FD C3 394.7c PR C2 278c PR C3 339c RS C3 317c
500-600kg PR C3 374.9c
Grown Heifer: 0-540kg FD C2 371.7c PR C2 335c PR C3 343.3c PR D3 321c
540kg+ PR C4 352.4c
Cows: 400-520kg PR D2 239c PR D3 281.7c
520kg+ PR C3 294c PR C4 298.1c PR C5 285c PR D3 283.4c PR D4 290.8c PR D5 271c
Bulls: 0-450kg PR C2 348c
450-600kg PR C2 275c
600kg+ PR 295c PR C2 257.5c PR D2 259.5c