CATTLE SALE
Monday, 30 June
Yarding 960 (up 76)
Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 960 head.
Quality was mixed with some excellent lines of well bred feeder cattle offered along with the secondary types.
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The usual buyers were present and competing in a mostly firm market but one that fluctuated with breed type and quality.
Yearling steers to feed sold from 366 to 468c for middleweights with heavies receiving 380 to 470c/kg.
Those to processors sold from 380 to 417c/kg.
The heifer portion to processors lifted on a better offering to receive from 375 to 415c/kg.
Those to feed ranged from 335c to 408c/kg. Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 320 to 417c/kg.
Grown heifers ranged from 310 to 399c/kg. Cows were 6 to 12c better with heavy 2 score 270 to 298c/kg and 3 score 292c to 332c/kg.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 1 July
Yarding 33,900 (down 400)
Numbers eased slightly this sale with agents yarding 33,900 head.
There was 26,600 lambs penned and quality continues to be mixed with some good runs of finished trade and heavyweight lambs penned along with the secondary types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in another dearer market.
Trade weight lambs lifted $10 to $15 with 20-24kg selling from $215 to $274/head.
Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $250 to $307/head.
Extra heavyweights were also $10 to $12 better selling from $282 to a yard record $430/head.
Carcase prices averaged from 1050 to 1106c/kg with many sales more. The best heavy hoggets reached $264/head.
There was 7300 mutton penned and quality was very mixed.
Prices lifted with Merino ewes selling from $137 to $248/head.
Crossbreds sold from $135 to $266/head with Dorper ewes ranging from $130 to $240/head. Heavy Merino wethers reached $261/head.
FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY
PIG SALE
Friday, 27 June
A very light yarding all around saw sow prices drop 30 to 40 cents/kg, mainly quality and weight related.
Bacon and pork numbers were also reduced.
One pen of bacon saw prices slide by $10 p/head.
Pork were $10 to $15 dearer on last fortnight. Suckers remained firm.
