CATTLE SALE
Monday, 2 June
Yarding 1192 (up 151)
Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1192 head.
Quality was mixed but fair with some good lines of well bred cattle penned along with the secondary and plainer types.
Latest Stories
The usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to better market.
Yearling steers to feed lifted to sell from 345 to 440c/kg for middle and heavyweights.
The few finished types to processors averaged 382c/kg.
The heifer portion to feed was 5c better to receive from 310c to 393c/kg.
Those to processors ranged in price from 329 to 380c/kg.
Heavy steers and bullocks were limited and reached 380c/kg.
Grown heifers sold from 290 to 355c/kg.
Cows lost some of last week’s gains with heavy 2 score from 255c to 286c and 3 score 277 to 310c/kg.
The best heavy bull reached 307c/kg.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 3 June
Yarding 39,750 (up 10,400)
Numbers jumped this sale with agents yarding 39,750 head.
Lamb numbers increased to 31,000 and quality was mixed.
There was a handy offering of finished trade and export lambs available along with the plainer and secondary types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to dearer market.
Light lambs to restockers sold from $175 to $216/head.
Trade weight lambs 20-24kg were $4 to $6 better to receive from $198 to $268/head.
Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $250 to $276/head.
Extra heavyweights were firm selling from $260 to $365/head.
Carcase prices averaged from 970 to 1033c/kg.
There was 8750 mutton penned and quality continues to be fair but mixed.
Prices were strong with Merino ewes selling from $110 to $260/head.
Crossbreds received from $195 to $280 and Dorper ewes reached $272/head.
Merino wethers sold from $148 to $267/head.
FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY
PIG SALE
Friday, 30 May
Another light yarding of sows and boars saw prices firm on last fortnight.
Bacon were also in short supply, prices improved $10 - $20 per head.
Pork were in short supply, prices remained firm on last fortnight.
A good quality yarding of mainly lighter suckers saw prices drop $5 - $10 per head.
