From Camooweal, northwest QLD, this line of 150 Droughtmaster steers 6-12 months averaging 227kg returned $640/head or 282c/kg, and will travel to a buyer in Rolleston, Central QLD.

LISTINGS slipped ten percent on AuctionsPlus this week, but the smaller offering did not stop further declines in value in most young cattle categories.

Vendors listed 8788 head, with clearance falling to 34pc, as vendors failed to adjust to the declining market.

The number of offerings fell strongly across heavier lines with prices dropping across most categories. There were some price increases seen in breeding stock categories.

Steers 200-280kg registered a smaller offering of 1243 head and averaged 265c/kg, down another 33c/kg on last week, for a 56pc clearance. Prices ranged from 189-337c. From Camooweal, northwest QLD, 150 Droughtmaster steers 6-12 months averaging 227kg returned $640/head or 282c/kg, and will travel to a buyer in Rolleston, QLD.

Steers 280-330kg registered a larger offering of 1416 head and averaged 269c, down another 16c from last week, for a 48pc clearance. Prices ranged from 189-345c.

From Finley, NSW 100 Angus steers 10-12 months averaging 294kg returned $800 or 272c/kg and will travel to a buyer in Trafalgar south, VIC.

Steers 330-400kg averaged 245c this week, down 17c on a week earlier.

An offering of 731 heifers in the 200-280kg weight category averaged 182c/kg, down 42c/kg on last week.

Heifers 280-330kg registered a smaller offering of 950 head and averaged $667 or 216c/kg, down $105 or 36c/kg from last week for a 29pc clearance. Prices ranged from 127- 272c.

A line of 44 Angus heifers 12-13 months averaging 312kg from Armidale, NSW returned $560 or 179c/kg and will travel to a buyer in Armidale, NSW.

Heifers 330-400kg registered a smaller offering of 642 head and averaged 241c/kg, up 13c from the previous week’s worse result, for a 17pc clearance. Prices ranged from 181-277c.

A line of 36 Angus heifers offered in two lots, aged 11-12 months averaging 381kg from Henty, NSW returned $950 or 250c and 252c/kg and will travel to the same buyer in Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Breeding females

NSM cows & calves registered a larger offering of 690 head and averaged $1173/pair – down $5 from last week for a 31pc clearance.

From Cassilis, NSW 30 Angus cows six years averaging 584kg returned $1200/head and will travel to a buyer in Inverell, NSW.

A catalogue offering of 517 PTIC heifers averaged $1262, up $81 from last week.

Prices as at 2pm Friday, 22 September.

Source: AuctionsPlus