Yarding 3300 Change -179

Numbers remained very similar with a yarding of 3300. It was a pretty good quality yarding with some good runs of young cattle to suit the processors along with some top lots of well finished grown steers, heifers and cows. There were fair numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and backgrounders.

Young cattle to the trade were firm with prime vealers and yearlings selling from 448c to 530c/kg. Feeder steers and heifers were up to 25c dearer with the feeder steers selling from 445c to 570c/kg. Feeder heifers sold from 448c to 528c/kg. Following the good falls of rain over the last couple of days young cattle to the restockers were 30c to 50c dearer with the young steers selling from 425c to 576c/kg. Young restocker heifers sold from 350c to 490c/kg.

Grown steers and heifers were up to 15c dearer with the prime grown steers selling from 440c to 490c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 426c to 484c/kg. Cows were 12c dearer with the 2 and 3 scores to the processors selling from 300c to 399c/kg. Prime heavy weights sold from 380c to 434c to average 408c/kg. Cows to the restockers were also dearer selling from 332c to 420c/kg.  Heavy bulls sold to 426c/kg.

David Monk

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