Yarding: 5754
Cattle numbers were similar to last weeks’ yarding.
There were large numbers of plain conditioned cattle however good runs of well finished cattle were also offered by agents.
Most categories finished cheaper compared to last week, with some restocker and feeder buyers noticeably absent.
Feeder heifers finished 10c/kg dearer, making up to 317c/kg while the steer portion were 3c cheaper and sold from 252c to 338c/kg.
Prime steer yearlings made to 326c while heifers sold to 312c/kg.
Young cattle to the restockers were from 7c to 15c cheaper.
Grown steers were 17c dearer on quality, with the prime medium weights selling from 309c to 331c/kg. Grown heifers were also dearer with the better types selling from 278c to 315c/kg.
Plain conditioned cows were 10c cheaper, while the better cows also eased from 1c to 4c/kg. 2 score cows sold from 110c to 210c, while the better 3 and 4 scores sold from 180c to 291c/kg.
The prime heavy weight cows averaged 257c, and bulls sold to 270c/kg.