Yarding 5296 Change + 1109
File image of Nutrien’s Terry Ryan auctioneering at Dalby.
The supply of stock lifted by 1,109 head to 5,296 at Dalby. The majority of the stock were from the local supply area with 249 from western Qld and a handful from NSW.
All the regular processors and feeder buyers attended along with restockers who were very active across the yearling steers and heifers.
The return presence of southern processors lifted the prices on all the medium and heavy weight cows.
Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to background made 410c to average 372c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg again to restockers sold to 400c and averaged 369c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed sold to 402c and averaged 365c with those to restockers at 384c/kg.Heavy yearling steers to feed topped at 390c to average 352c with those over 480kg to feed at 350c/kg.
Light weight yearling heifers to background sold to 340c to average 269c/kg.Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market made 348c to average 307c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed made 352c to average 325c wth those to the wholesale meat trade at 338c/kg.
Grown steers to feed sold to 350c and averaged 325c/kg. Young bullocks to the butcher trade made 356c/kg. Heavy bullocks to processors made 330c to average 313c/kg.
Grown heifers to feed sold to 328c and averaged 286c with those over 540kg to processors at 315c to average 285c/kg.
Light weight cows to processors sold from 183c to 260c with those to restockers at 222c to 252c/kg. A large sample of heavy score 3 and 4 cows lifted by 10c to top at 319c and average from 270c to 295c/kg.
Heavy bulls sold to 303c and averaged 272c/kg.
Market Reporter: Errol Luck.
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Numbers lifted again in Dalby this week. The usual panel of buyers were present and active and boosted once again by the support of a few southern buyers. The continued strong competition saw prices follow a similar trend to last week with most categories of cattle improving on last week’s market by 8 to 15c/kg on average.
Prime Quotes
Heifers up to 400kg – 280c/kg, 318c/kg, 296c/kg
Heifers over 400kg –263c/kg, 318c/kg, 286c/kg
Cows 400kg to 500kg –170c/kg, 286c/kg, 246c/kg
Cows over 500kg –250c/kg, 319c/kg, 290c/kg
Steers & bullocks up to 500kg –290c/kg, 356c/kg, 317c/kg
Steers & bullocks over 500kg –286c/kg, 330c/kg, 313c/kg
Store & Feeder Quotes
Steers 200kg to 280kg –318c/kg, 410c/kg, 371c/kg
Steers 280kg to 330kg – 318c/kg, 400c/kg, 370c/kg
Steers 330kg to 400kg –290c/kg, 402c/kg, 365c/kg
Feeder steers over 400kg – 290c/kg, 390c/kg, 348c/kg
Heifers 200kg to 280kg –190c/kg, 340c/kg, 269c/kg
Heifers 280kg to 330kg –236c/kg, 298c/kg, 272c/kg
Heifers 330kg to 400kg –233c/kg, 348c/kg, 306c/kg
Feeder heifers over 400kg –256c/kg, 352c/kg, 323c/kg
Feeder/Boat Bulls –250c/kg, 314c/kg, 280c/kg
Slaughter Bulls – 236c/kg, 303c/kg, 272c/kg
Highlights
Angus Bulls sold by Braeside No 2 of Goombungee to processors 288.2c/kg, 1005.0kg, $2896.
Angus X Cows sold by CJ Keys of Taroom to processors 318.2c/kg, 598.50kg, $1904.
Angus Heifers sold by Hillbilly Farming Pty Ltd of Meandarra to butchers 326.2c/kg, 542.50kg, $1770.
Angus X Heifers sold by Beau Park Pastoral Co of Kingaroy to feedlotters 338.2c/kg, 464.44kg, $1571.
Angus X Heifers sold by M & N Taylor of Dalby to feedlotters 336.2c/kg, 386.67kg, $1299.
Simmental Heifers sold by White Stan of Westmar to restockers 340.2c/kg, 206.92kg, $704.
Hereford X Steers sold by L & L Weier of Dalby to processors 325c/kg, 580.83kg, $1888.
Angus Steers sold by JP & MH Rynne of Tara to backgrounders 400.2c/kg, 327.50kg, $1311.
Charolais X Steers sold by Westcor Construction Pty Ltd of Kingaroy to backgrounders 380c/kg, 326.67kg, $1241.
Simmental Ylg Steers sold by KE Moobs & TF Minnett of Myall Creek NSW to backgrounders 382.2c/kg, 300.36kg, $1148.