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Rises across young cattle categories, in rain affected AuctionsPlus offering

Beef Central 28/08/2016
These Charolais cross backgrounder steers, 273kg, from Bollon, QLD made 417c or $1140, on Friday

These Charolais cross backgrounder steers, 273kg, from Bollon, QLD made 417c or $1140, on Friday

 

LAST week’s wet weather in some parts of eastern Australia dampened numbers somewhat on AuctionsPlus, with 9734 head offered on the online marketing platform – down about 2000 head on the previous week.

Although the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator may have slipped last week, results for young cattle on Friday’s AuctionsPlus sale and Tuesday’s Special Feeder Sale bucked that trend with rises across most categories.

Highlights in young cattle sales included 209kg Brangus cross steers from Kingaroy in southern QLD’s South Burnett district making 453c or $948, and 269kg Angus heifers from Singleton, NSW selling for 420c and their heavier sisters at 308kg making 461c.

A line of 100 Charolais cross backgrounder steers, 273kg, from Bollon, QLD made 417c or $1140, while Certified Organic Charbray cross steers out of Blackall weighing 314kg sold for 446c or $1400.

A line of Charolais cross feeder heifers from southern QLD weighing 367kg sold for 375c or $1378.

In a breakdown of young cattle sold, by weight range:

  • Steers weighing less than 250kg sold from 409c to 470c to average 437c, up 13c; while heifers in the same weight range sold from 388c to 461c, with an average of 424c, up 44c
  • Steers 250-300kg sold from 372c to 417c, averaging 400c, easing 16c; while heifers sold from 363c to 421c, average 396c, firming 6c
  • Steers 300-350kg sold from 363-446c, averaging 425c, up 5c; while heifers  sold from 351-461c, averaging 376c, up 3c
  • Steers 350-400kg sold from 325-419c, averaging 377c, rising by 6c; while heifers 350kg+ sold from 335-375c, averaging 359c, up 6c
  • Steers 450kg+ sold from 350c to 385c, with an average of 364c

Big money still around for cows and calves

Among breeding cattle listings, cows with calves at foot continued to attract big prices last week.

Friday’s top price of $2700 was paid for rising 4-5 year old Angus cows with young Angus calves at foot, but not rejoined, from Wangaratta, Vic. Other cow and calf units ranged from $1350 to $2400.

These 4-5 year old Angus cows with young Angus calves at foot, but not rejoined, from Wangaratta, VIC, made the top cow and calf price of $2700 on Friday.

These 4-5 year old Angus cows with young Angus calves at foot, but not rejoined, from Wangaratta, VIC, made the top cow and calf price of $2700 on Friday.

Rising two-year-old PTIC heifers sold from $1330 to a top of $2160 to average $1781. The top price for PTIC heifers was secured a line of Angus in calf to Wagyu bulls from Boorowa, NSW heading to a new home in Victoria. Young PTIC cows up to five years old sold from $925 to a top of $2260 for a small line of three to five year old Te Mania blood cows from SA, in calf to Angus to drop a spring calf.

Older and mixed-aged lines of PTIC females sold from $1210 to $2090. A line of 120 station-mated Santa cows, 2-10 years, from Torrens Creek in North Qld, sold for $1480 a head.

Special feeder sale

Part of a line of 54 Angus feeder steers 435kg from Dunnedoo, central NSW, which sold for 390c or $1697, forward contracted from November 14 delivery, in Tuesday's special feeder sale.

Part of a line of 54 Angus feeder steers 435kg from Dunnedoo, central NSW, which sold for 390c or $1697, forward contracted from November 14 delivery, in Tuesday’s special feeder sale.

Tuesday’s Special Feeder Cattle Sale on AuctionsPlus saw an offering of 2652 steers and heifers from NSW, Vic and SA. Most were offered on a forward contract basis for delivery September through to January, with delivery weights from 380kg-500kg.

Prices ranged from 350c/kg live to 390c/kg live, to average 370c. The twice-achieved top price was locked-in for cattle to be delivered in October and November.

The sale saw 12 feedlots pricing cattle, and drew the keen eyes of a range of agents and producers looking for forward pricing indicators leading into spring.

With prices of 365c achieved as far out as December, it still remains unclear when the usual spring price drop will occur – and indeed how significant the drop will be. CLICK HERE for full feeder sale report.

 

Source: AuctionsPlus

 

 

 

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