CATTLE SALE
Monday, 28 July
Yarding 1013 (down 467)
Numbers fell this sale with agents yarding 1013 head.
Quality was fair with a good offering of well bred cattle penned and fewer secondary types.
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The usual buyers were present and competing in a stronger market.
Yearling steers lifted 20c with feeder paying from 396c to 527c/kg. Those to processors were also strong reaching 460c/kg.
The heifer portion was 25 to 30c/kg dearer to receive from 372 to 461c/kg to feed.
A quality run to processors sold from 380c to 472c/kg. Heavy steers and bullocks reached 460c/kg.
Grown heifers sold to 440c/kg. Cows jumped 30c with heavy 2 score from 341c to 369c and 3 score 370c to 428c/kg.
The best heavy bull reached 383c/kg.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 28 July
Yarding 39,850 (19,200)
Lamb numbers fell with good widespread rain.
The quality was very good with excellent drafts of heavy and extra lambs.
Trade weights were well supplied and buyers were paying a premium for short skinned lambs. There also were fewer tail end lambs.
Bidding was more consistent across the whole yarding and the full buying group competed strongly which resulted in a firm to dearer market with the better lambs lifting between $6 and $8/head.
There were a few new season lambs offered and trade weights sold from $270 to $308/head and averaged 1180c/kg.
The old 2 score processing lambs to 18kg sold from $165 to $200/head or 1060c to 1100c/kg.
Trade weights to 24kg ranged from $240 to $309/head averaging from 1150c to 1230c/kg.
Heavy lambs to 30kg sold between $270 and $356 with the bulk 1100c to 1200c/kg.
Extra heavy lambs reached $455/head. Very heavy Merinos with a long skin reached a very impressive $420/head, most Merinos ranged around 1000c to 1050c/kg and the best priced hogget reached $280/head.
Mutton numbers halved and the quality was good with most medium and heavy weights offered.
Prices were very strong with the better covered lined lifting $20 to $25/head.
Medium weight ewes sold from $120 to $192/head and heavy crossbreds ranged from $210 to $300 and Merinos also topped at $300/head.
Most mutton ranged between 780c and 860c/kg.
FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY
PIG SALE
Friday, 25 July
Sow numbers increased this week. A good quality yarding saw prices 10c to 20c dearer.
A small yarding of bacon saw a dearer trend by $20 to $30 per head.
Pork again were in short supply, prices improved by $20 to $30 per head.
A good quality run of suckers mainly on the lighter weight saw prices improve $10 to $15 per head.
FROM VC REID SMITH LIVESTOCK
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