Click above to watch video market report from Ray White Eastern Rural’s Wyatt Wrigley.

Yarding 4193 Change 686

Overall quality was mixed, however some very good heavy cows were penned, along with a fair sample of heavy grown steers and a few bullocks and a large selection of young cattle.

Export buyer attendance was not as good as the previous week, nevertheless prices improved across a number of classes.

Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock averaged over 20c/kg better.

A lift in the standard along with stronger demand improved average prices for medium weight yearling steers to feed by 22c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed averaged 5c/kg dearer. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers or backgrounders gained 16c/kg. Medium and heavy weight yearling heifers to feed and the trade increased in price by 5c to 11c/kg. The largest samples of cows improved in price by 2c to 6c/kg.

Steer calves returning to the paddock averaged 246c and made to 252.2c and heifer calves averaged 151c/kg. Light weight yearling steers sold to restockers at an average of 269c with the occasional pen to 304.2c and poor quality lines averaged 208c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed made to 300.2c with most around 291c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed made to 305c to average 296c/kg.

A fair sample of light weight yearling heifers averaged close to 200c with sales to 240c and poor quality lines averaged 155c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed made to 270.c to average 248c/kg. Heavy weight yearling heifers to the trade averaged 280c and made to 283.2c/kg. Heavy grown steers to export slaughter made to 316.2c to average 304c and a few bullocks made to 312.2c/kg.

A fair selection of full mouth bullocks made to 285.2c to average 280c/kg.

Medium weight poor condition cows sold to restockers at an average of 174c and some better lines made to 207.2c to average 197c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows to processors averaged 196c and made to 210c/kg. A fairly large sample of good heavy cows made to 260.2c in pen lots to average 247c/kg.

Heavy bulls made to 300c/kg.

Full report from NLRS click here

Sources: NLRS, Ray White Eastern Rural, Grant Daniel Long