PRIME CATTLE REPORT
12/03/20
Yarding: 1386
It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of prime heifer yearlings sourced from a southern feedlot along with a fair selection of yearling steers.
There were also a few lots of well finished grown steers and heifers along with reasonable numbers of cows. Not all the regular buyers were operating due to the lack of suitable numbers.
Young cattle to the trade were 8c dearer with prime steer yearlings selling from 346c to 390c, while the prime heifer yearlings sold at similar rates selling from 345c to 394c/kg. Feeder steers were firm to 6c cheaper, while the feeder heifers were 15c/kg dearer.
The feeder steers sold from 372c to 430c while the feeder heifers sold from 346c to 412c/kg. The lighter young cattle to the restockers were 30c dearer while the
older heavier weights were firm.
Young restocker steers sold from 355c to 542c while the restocker heifers sold from 345c to 546c/kg.
Prime grown steers were firm selling from 348c to 354c while grown heifers were cheaper selling to 340c/kg. Cows were 4c to 8c/kg dearer.
2 score cows sold from 240c to 266c to the processors and 298c/kg to the restockers. The better 3 and 4 score cows sold from 270c to 330c/kg for C muscle Limousin cows.
The prime heavy weight cows averaged 299c and the best heavy weight bull sold for 318c/kg.