CATTLE SALE
Monday, 7 July
Yarding 1625 (up 665)
Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1625 head. Quality was mixed but fair with some excellent runs of well bred feeder cattle on offer along with the secondary types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.
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Yearling steers to processors were 3 to 5c dearer to sell from 380 to 424c/kg.
Plainer types to feed also lifted with middleweights selling from 380 to 476c and heavies 400 to 491c/kg.
The heifer portion to processors sold from 330 to 400c/kg with those to feed receiving from 350 to 420c/kg.
Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 330 to 410c/kg. Grown heifers reached 367c/kg.
Cows showed the biggest change jumping 15 to 20c/kg.
Better heavier cows sold from 290 to 364c with plainer types receiving 280 to 330c/kg.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 8 July
Yarding 47,000 (up 13,100)
Numbers jumped this sale with agents yarding 47,000 head. Lamb numbers increased to 35,400 and quality was similar to previous sales with some good lines of finished lambs offered along with the plainer types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in another dearer market.
A few pens of new season lambs sold from $260 to $295/head.
Trade weight old lambs were $15-$20 dearer with 20-24kg selling from $241 to $312/head.
Heavy trade to 26kg were $20 better and more to range from $290 to $326/head.
Extra heavyweights were also $15 dearer to receive from $287 to $410/ head.
Carcase prices averaged from 1050 to 1230c/kg. Heavy Merino lambs reached $303 and Dorpers sold to $419/head.
There was 11600 mutton penned and quality was very mixed with prices following the dearer trend.
Merino ewes sold from $136 to $269/head.
Crossbreds received from $128 to $277/head with Dorper ewes ranging from $128 to $220/head.
Merino wethers sold from $127 to $247/head.
