CATTLE SALE
Monday, 16 June
Yarding 1259 (up 67)
There was a slight lift in numbers and the quality was good with plenty of grain assisted trade cattle and several big drafts of large framed feeders.
Weaners were limited and there was only a few well finished grown steers and bullocks and the grown heifer run was lighter.
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A mixed run of around 330 cows were offered and the market sold to stronger trends than the last sale 2 weeks ago.
There was plenty of breeds represented and this cause the spread in prices.
Weaner steers reached 440c and heifers 342c/kg. Medium weight feeder steers sold up to 15c stronger reaching 468c and heavy weights ranged from 350c to 454c/kg.
Feeder heifers lifted 10c with the medium weights 321c to 381c and heavy feeder heifers reached 413.6c/kg.
A lovely run of grain fed trade cattle lifted 30c with most selling from 360c to 404c/kg.
Prime grown steers and bullocks ranged between 360c and 370c and a lighter run of grown heifers sold to 370c to process.
Heavy cows were 5c to 10c stronger selling from 265c to 319.2c and the leaner medium weight 2 scores 220c to 272c/kg the latter for PTIC cows.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 17 June
Yarding 50,800 (up 13,650)
Lamb numbers jumped and the quality was good with plenty of heavy and extra heavy weights penned but there was a limited number of lambs over 36kg.
Trade weights were limited and there were several good drafts of shorn store lambs.
The light Merinos under 16kg were also back in volume and noticeable softer while the rest of the market was firm to $3 or $4 cheaper.
Restocking lambs to 18kg sold from $115 to $210/head and the light Merino $65 to $160/head depending on the skin.
The trade lambs sold from $200 to $277 and most sold from 1000c to 1050c with the ideal 23 to 24kg lambs 1100c/kg.
Lambs 24 to 26kg sold from $249 to $289 and averaged 1060c and the heavy lambs to 30kg, $275 to $342/head also averaging 1050c to 1060c/kg.
The extra heavy weights topped at $364/head. Extra heavy Dorpers reached $410/head and the best of the Merinos $288/head and averaged 920c to 950c/kg.
The best priced hogget reached $253/head. Mutton numbers were similar and the quality was mixed.
One exporter was not operating and prices were solid. Medium weight ewes sold from $106 to $180 and heavy crossbred ewes reached $280/head.
The best of the Merino sold to $271/head and most averaged between 650c and 700c/kg.
FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY
PIG SALE
Friday, 13 June
A much larger yarding of sows saw prices improve 40c to 60c per kg, due to a couple of extra buyers. Bacon numbers improved also, and quality was excellent, prices improved $30 to $40 per head. No pork were yarded today. Sucker numbers were similar to last fortnight, but prices slipped $5 to $10 per head.
FROM VC REID SMITH LIVESTOCK
