CATTLE SALE

Monday, 18 August

Yarding 1474 (up 34)

Numbers remained steady this sale with agents yarding 1474 head.

Quality was improved with some good runs of well bred finished and feeder cattle offered along with the secondary types.

The usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to better market.

Yearling steers to feed held steady with medium and heavyweights ranging from 466 to 578c/kg.

An excellent run of finished steers lifted 10c to sell from 475c to 595c/kg.

Yearling heifers to processors lifted 4c to receive from 400 to 475c/kg.

Plainer types to feed eased 5c ranging in price from 380 to 483c/kg. Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 478 to 505c/kg.

Grown heifers received from 420 to 448c/kg.

Cows were 3 to 6c dearer on a better run heavy 2 score cows selling from 344 to 381c/kg with 3 score 368c to 409c/kg.

The best heavy bull reached 381c/kg.

SHEEP SALE

Tuesday, 19 August

Yarding 53,050 (up 1200)

Numbers remained fairly steady this week with agents yarding 53,050 head.

Quality was reduced from the previous sales with fewer well finished lambs and less weight yarded than previous weeks.

The usual buyers were present and competing in a cheaper market.

There was 4800 new season lambs penned with trade and heavyweights selling from $250 to $316/head to average 1170c/kg Carcase weight.

Old lambs slipped $10 and more, partly related to quality.

Trade weight lambs sold from $225 to $290/head.

Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $280 to $315 with extra heavyweights receiving from $280 to $423/head.

Carcase prices averaged from 1039c to 1170c/kg. Merino lambs sold from $226 to $330/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and quality was similar to that of previous sales.

Prices eased with Merino ewes selling from $146 to $268/head.

Crossbreds ranged from $148 to $246/head while Dorper ewes reached $228/head.

Merino wethers sold from $160 to $255/head.

PIG SALE

Friday, 8 August

Numbers lifted this sale. Sow numbers decreased but prices improved, mainly on the heavier sows. Boars also improved 40-50c/kg.

There were too few bacon to quote. Pork numbers were also in short supply, and prices remained firm on the last fortnight.

Sucker numbers improved this sale, and so did prices by $30-$40/head.