Yarding 10,700 Change -316

With the season remaining very dry combined with the solid markets the numbers keep rolling in with another huge yarding of 10,112 cattle. It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with fair numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and backgrounders. Most of the usual buyers were in attendance and operating in another solid market.

Young cattle to the trade were a little dearer with the prime vealers and yearlings selling from 425c to 490c/kg. Heavy weight feeder steers finished 8c dearer while the lighter feeder steers and feeder heifers were firm to 8c/kg cheaper. The feeder steers sold from 390c to 517c while the feeder heifers sold from 370c to 460c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were up to 15c cheaper with the young steers selling to 554c while the young restocker heifers sold to 486c/kg.

Grown steers were 3c to 8c dearer while the grown heifers were 15c/kg cheaper. Prime grown steers sold from 442c to 485c while the prime grown heifers sold from 400c to 450c/kg. Secondary cows were 10c to 12c cheaper while the properly finished heavy weights were firm. 2 and 3 score cows to the processors sold from 300c to 402c/kg. Prime heavy weights sold from 379c to 430c to average 407c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 412c/kg.

Report produced by David Monk.

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