Restockers pay 333c/kg top for cows

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 28/05/20 Yarding: 1392 It was a fair to good quality yarding with a pretty good selection of young trade cattle along with fair numbers of feeders. Grown steers were in limited supply and there was good numbers of grown heifers and cows. Cows represented almost 30% of the total yarding. Most of […]

Heavy cows to 322c/kg

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 21/05/20 Yarding: 1149 It was a good quality yarding with a very good selection of trade cattle which included a consignment of prime heifer yearlings from a southern feedlot. Cows and grown heifers were well supplied though there were only odd lots of grown steers. Most of the regular buyers were in […]

NVD update for vendors

Changes to National Vendor Declarations are being implemented soon. Updated versions of LPA NVDs for all species will be available from 1 July 2020, to be identified by version number 0720. Current versions of NVDs for all species will continue to be accepted until 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, only the updated versions […]

Yearling heifers to 415c/kg, cows to 320c/kg

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 14/05/20 Yarding: 1704 Today’s sale offered a mostly plainer quality yarding with a large percentage of the yarding suitable for the restockers and backgrounders. There were very few prime young cattle and very limited numbers to suite the feeders. There was a fair supply of cows and there was some well finished […]

Prime lambs to restockers firm

PRIME SHEEP REPORT 11/04/20 Yarding: 8950 Most weights and grades were represented in a fair quality yarding though there were a lot of small tidy up lots mixed throughout. Not all the regular buyers were present with the absence of a couple of southern operators. Light weight lambs to the processors were $2 to $4 […]

Strong restocker support at prime cattle market

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 07/05/20 Yarding: 1208 It was a fair quality yarding with odd lots of prime young cattle along with a limited supply of feeders. There were reasonable numbers of cows and there was a better selection of grown steers yarded. The usual field of buyers were in attendance and operating. Young cattle to […]

Crossbred ewes to $231/hd

PRIME SHEEP REPORT 04/05/20 Yarding: 7035 Despite the excellent rain’s numbers lifted by 2,000. It was a pretty good quality yarding with good numbers of lambs with weight along with fair numbers of trade weights. There was also a reasonable supply of lambs to suit the restockers. Light weight lambs to the processors were firm […]

Dearer trend at wet sale

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 30/05/20 Yarding: 741 Numbers remained steady with good rainfall overnight and throughout the sale. Cows and heifers were well supplied with steer numbers reduced. There were limited supplies of well finished trade cattle with the majority of the young cattle best suited to restocking or feedlot purposes. Well finished heavy cows in […]