Market reports July 27

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Yarding: 301 Change: 30

MOUNT GAMBIER CATTLE

Wednesday, July 27

Numbers rose a little as agents offered 301 liveweight and open auction cattle to a slightly smaller field of trade and processor buyers along with feeder and restocker orders.

Quality was very wintry as the bulk of the yarding came forward in the cow pens with the sale selling to easier rates this week.

There were no yearling steers to attract the trade with heifers making from 480c to 488c/kg with a limited supply.

Feeders took the opportunity to source steers from 409c to 460c and heifers from 323c to 382c with some restocker activity from 400c to 448c/kg over both sexes.

A small number of grown steers failed to attract the trade buyers as feeders operated here from 432c to 480c/kg.

Grown heifers to the trade ranged from 345c to 380c with feeders active to 372c/kg as a solitary manufacturing steer made 320c/kg.

Heavy cows held most of the pricing of the week before to only be 5c to 7c/kg easier as they made from 340c to 377c with the lighter types returning from 280c to 336c/kg.

Bulls sold from 290c to 330c/kg.

Yarding: 373 Change: -139

NARACOORTE CATTLE

Tuesday, July 26

Numbers fell away this week as agents yarded 373 head of liveweight and open auction cattle.

These sold to a larger field of trade and processor buyers as some familiar faces returned to the buying group along with feeder and restocker orders.

Quality was very mixed with a wintry feel over the offering as the market sold to dearer rates this week.

Yearling steers to the trade made from 505c to 534c with similar heifers making from 444c to 524c/kg.

Feeder sought supply from 392c to 515c on steers and from 345c to 372c on the heifers as restockers operated from 360c to 446c over both sexes.

Grown steers and bullocks returned from 440c to 512c with feeders active from 435c to 510c/kg.

Grown heifers made from 338c to 515c to the trade as feeders were active from 370c to 440c as a solitary manufacturing steer sold at 322c/kg.

Heavy cows lifted up to 11c as they made from 338c to 376c with the lighter types making from 240c to 332c as bulls ranged from 264c to 326c/kg.

Yarding: 1984 Change: -1679 Lamb: 1312 Change: -2255 Sheep: 672 Change: -64

NARACOORTE SHEEP AND LAMB

Tuesday, July 26

Numbers fell by almost half as agents yarded 1,312 lambs and 672 sheep to total a combined 1,984 head overall.

These sold to a larger field of trade and processor buyers along with a small number of restockers.

Quality was very mixed with a wide range of type and condition coming forward as the market suffered from a large fall in price with lambs dropping by $30 to $40 and sheep up to $15/head.

Light lambs to the trade made from $62 to $105 as the lightweight trade types returned from $92 to $112 with a small amount of restocker activity from $59 to $96/head.

Trade lambs ranged from $122 to $144/head at around the 620c/kg cwt area with the heavy pens making from $146 to $170 as the small number of extra heavy lots sold from $170 to the market high of $197/head.

Light sheep made from $60 to $98 as the medium weights returned from $101 to $126 with the heavy lots selling from $130 to $150/head.

Hoggets ranged from $85 to $130 with wethers returning from $106 to $114 and rams from $35 to $128/head.