File image: Selling action at the Gunnedah Saleyards. 

Yarding 2150 Change -2200

The supply of stock at Gunnedah reduced to 2,150 following recent rain across the usual supply area. All the regular buyers attended and operated with prices similar to last week for the restocker yearling steers however the heavy yearling steers and heifers to feed sold to dearer trends as did the heavy cows to processors lifting in price from 23c to 27c/kg.

Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers sold to 535c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to restockers made 550c to average 514/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to background made 564c to average 533c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 538c and averaged 504c with those to processors at 530c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold to 474c with those to background at 490c to average 469c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed sold to 490c and averaged from 455c to 480c/kg.

Grown steers to feed made 496c to average 477c/kg. Bullocks to processors sold to 432c/kg. Grown heifers to processors made 450c to average 420c/kg. Light weight score 2 cows to processors made 366c to average 353c/kg. Heavy score 3 cows made 400c to average 352c with the best heavy cows topping at 421c to average 400c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors averaged 323c and sold to 350c/kg.

Source: Errol Luck, MLA