File image: Selling action at the Gunnedah Saleyards. 

Yarding 4100 Change +770

Numbers were up by almost 800 for a yarding of 4100. It was a pretty good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with good numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and backgrounders. Most of the regular buyers were operating in a mostly softer market.

Young cattle to the trade were firm to 5c cheaper with the prime vealers and yearlings selling from 394c to 490c/kg. Feeder steers were up to 30c cheaper while the feeder heifers were 15c to 20c/kg cheaper. Feeder steers sold from 372c to 496c while the feeder heifers sold from 384c to 446c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were firm with the young steers selling to 526c while the young heifers to the restockers sold to 448c/kg.

Grown steers and heifers were up to 25c cheaper with the prime grown steers selling from 414c to 486c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold to 430c/kg. Secondary cows were close to firm while the prime heavy weights were 16c/kg cheaper. 2 and 3 scores to the processors sold from 300c to 379c while the prime heavy weights sold from 360c to 400c to average 386c/kg. Cows to the restockers sold from 148c to 365c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 390c/kg.

Source: David Monk, MLA Gunnedah