The dry conditions were evident at the Central West Livestock Exchange on Monday, with numbers up according to MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
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Light, plain cattle made up the majority of Monday’s yarding of 2673, the report says.
The usual buyers were present and competing in a market that was firm to slightly better for the finished types but lacked competition on the plainer lighter lines.
Yearling steers to processors held firm to 3c dearer to sell from 250c to 305c/kg. Those to feed were back 8c/kg with quality contributing.
Light weights ranged from 244c to 260c, middle and heavy weights received 230c to 301c/kg.
The heifer portion to processors were firm to 6c better, with medium and heavy weights ranging from 210c to 305c/kg. The plainer cattle to feed ranged in price from 187c to 220c for light weights and 225c to 270c/kg for medium and heavy weights.
Heavy steers and bullocks were limited in number and sold from 245c to 298c/kg. Grown heifers received from 191c to 250c/kg. Cows held firm on the better end, with heavy 2 score from 158c to 188c and 3 scores made from 180c to 225c/kg. Plainer light cows sold from 90c to 140c/kg.
Prices continued to rise at Tuesday’s sheep sale, which saw another big yarding of 43,050.
The NLRS report described lamb quality as very mixed with most of the better finished pens being supplementary fed. The usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.
There was 6,350 new season lambs penned and prices lifted $8 to $14/head. Trade weights sold from $168 to $215, with heavy weights reaching $230/head. Carcase prices averaged 914c/kg cwt.
Old light lambs lifted $6 to sell from $134 to $144/head.
Trade weights were $7 to $10 dearer and sold from $143 to $210/head.
Heavy and extra heavy weight lambs sold $12 to $13/head better. Heavy lambs received from $205 to $237 and extra heavy weights sold from $225 to $285/head. Carcase prices averaged 852c to 913c/kg cwt.
Mutton numbers increased and quality was very mixed. There were some good lines of heavy sheep offered, along with a large percentage of plainer light types. Prices were firm to slightly cheaper and fluctuated with quality. Light Merino ewes sold from $50 to $87/head.
Medium and heavy weights received from $88 to $159/head. Crossbred ewes received from $85 to $147, and Dorper ewes sold from $71 to $108/head. Merino wethers ranged in price from $79 to $145/head.
