PRIME CATTLE REPORT 27/06/19 Yarding: 5158 Big numbers of cows were offered at Thursday’s prime cattle sale. They were met with good competition, pushing prices up 17 to 20c/kg for the better finished pens. Plain cows sold from 123c/kg to 197c/kg while the better types made up to 263c/kg. Prices were up across the board, […]
Yarding: 32,032 Yesterday’s mutton market was described as “erratic” with mixed results across the categories. Merino and light weight sheep lifted by as much as $5 and $10/hd, respectively. The lamb market also produced mixed results. Most categories were firm to up to $5 cheaper. Lambs topped at $310/hd. Restocker lambs $4/hd dearer, selling from […]
PRIME SHEEP AND LAMB REPORT 17/06/19 Yarding: 36,684 It had been two weeks since the previous sheep and lamb sale which resulted in boosted numbers. The quality of the yarding overall was good. There was 25,700 lambs penned. Prices were mostly cheaper to firm across the board. Lambs sold up to $311.50/hd for heavy weight […]
Yarding: 3919 Agents yarded good numbers of cattle at yesterday’s regular prime cattle market however majority were showing the effects of the season. Few pens of finished cattle are making their way through the saleyards, finished on grain or coming off crops. Pens of cattle with good weight continue to attract strong competition. Young cattle […]
Today’s store cattle market sold to a much dearer trend overall, with steers selling to a top of $1010 a head. All sections sold at a much dearer rate in comparison to the previous store sale a month ago, with the exception of heifer weaners which sold close to firm. Agents yarded 760 cattle, with […]
Numbers increased at this week’s prime cattle market where 5363 head of, mostly plain quality, cattle were yarded. Cows made up a large percentage of the yarding. Young cattle to the trade were 2c to 4c cheaper with the prime steer yearlings selling from 260c to 317c while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 233c […]
Numbers increased considerably at yesterday’s sheep and lamb sale, mainly due to the upcoming week’s break for the long weekend. A total of 36,829 head were yarded. Lambs topped at $322 a head for two different drafts of extra heavy weights – the top money paid so far in 2019. The first were a draft […]