Bobby calves near $6/kg

Another week of stormy weather kept numbers back with a relatively small yarding. It was a pretty good quality yarding with a good selection of young cattle to suit the feeders and processors along with some well finished grown steers grain assisted.
There was also a good selection of cows. Most of the regular buyers were in attendance and operating in a solid market.
Young cattle to the trade were 13c to 15c dearer with prime steer yearlings selling to 356c while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 316c to 354c/kg.
Feeder steers were up to 30c dearer while the feeder heifers were up to 35c/kg dearer.
The feeder steers sold from 332c to 399c
while the feeder heifers sold from 290c to 369c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were considerably dearer with the young steers selling from 400c to 590c while the young heifers sold from 292c to 425c/kg.
Prime grown steers were 25c dearer selling from 316c to 346c while the few grown heifers sold from 290c to 352c/kg.
Cows were 18c to 30c dearer with the 2 scores selling from 220c to 284c while the better 3 and 4 scores sold from 261c to 310c with the prime heavy weights averaging 298c/kg.
Restocker cows were only slightly dearer selling from 192c to 260c/kg.
Bulls to the processors sold to 332c while the live exporters paid to 285c/kg.

Yard of steers sold for 393c/kg, sold by Barlow and Peadon Schute Bell.

Two heavy bullocks sold by Richardson and Sinclair made 238.2c/kg.