Yarding 5710 Change +1050

With conditions remaining dry the numbers are growing with the yarding lifting by 1000 for a total of 5710. It was only a fair quality yarding with large numbers of weaners and yearlings a number of which were secondary cattle in from the far west and north. There were fair numbers of prime cattle in all sections and there were  limited numbers of young cattle ideal for the feeders. Not all the regular buyers were present with both some feeder orders and processors absent.

Young cattle to the trade were up to 20c cheaper with prime vealers and yearlings selling from 380c to 520c/kg. Heavy weight feeder steers were a little dearer while the very best of the lighter  feeder steers were 6c/kg  cheaper. Most of the feeder steers and heifers were 30c to 50c/kg cheaper. Feeder steers sold from 458c to 584c while the feeder heifers sold from 400c to 514c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were up to 60c cheaper with the young steers selling to 630c while the young restocker heifers sold to 556c/kg.

Grown steers and heifers were 8c to 15c cheaper with the prime grown steers selling from 450c to 486c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 432c to 472c/kg. Cows were 20c cheaper with the 2 and 3 scores to the processors selling from 345c to 395c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 370c to 406c to average 397c/kg. Cows to the restockers sold from 375c to 388c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 440c/kg.

David Monk

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