Yarding: 413 Change: 112
MOUNT GAMBIER CATTLE
Wednesday, August 3
Numbers lifted in Mount Gambier as agents yarded 413 head of liveweight and open auction cattle.
These sold to the usual array of trade and processor buyers along with feeder and restocker competition.
Cows made up almost half of the offering with a much improved penning of grown steers and bullocks also coming forward where pricing ranged from firm to a little better in places.
Yearling steers to the trade made up to 500c with similar heifers making to 452c/kg.
Feeder orders sourced steers from 485c to 510c and heifers to 425c/kg as restockers operated from 440c to 530c on the steers, and to 480c/kg for heifers.
Grown steers and bullocks made from 400c to 420c to the trade with feeder activity from 428c to 495c/kg.
Grown heifers ranged from 360c to 470c to the trade with feeders operating from 357c to 460c as manufacturing steers reached 380c/kg.
Heavy cows held firm in price as they returned from 336c to 380c/kg with the lighter types to the trade making from 282c to 334c with some feeder support from 255c to 334c/kg.
Bulls ranged from 250c to 330c/kg.
Yarding: 534 Change: 161
NARACOORTE CATTLE
Tuesday, August 2
Numbers rose this week as agents yarded 534 head of liveweight and open auction cattle.
These sold to a larger field of trade and processor buyers however not all of these were fully active.
Quality continues to be mixed as we head towards the end of winter with buyers picking there way through the pens in a mixed market for price.
Yearling steers to the trade made from 420c to 571c for lighter weights with similar heifers making from 420c to 510c/kg.
Feeders were operating from 428c to 482c on the steers and from 435c to 446c on heifers as restockers sought steers to 526c and heifers to 480c/kg.
Grown steers to trade buyers ranged from 440c to 460c with feeder activity from 445c to 470c/kg.
Grown heifers to the trade made from 300c to 450c with feeders active to 405c/kg.
Manufacturing steers reached 390c/kg. Heavy weight cows rose 4c as they returned from 340c to 386c/kg.
The light weight lines made from 240c to 329c, with some feeder support to 260c/kg.
Bulls ranged from 250c to 330c/kg.
Yarding: 812 Change: -1172 Lamb: 315 Change: -815 Sheep: 497 Change: -175
NARACOORTE SHEEP AND LAMB
Tuesday, August 2
Numbers fell away sharply after the results of the week before and the sales this week as agents yarded just 315 lambs and 497 sheep to total a combined 812 head.
These sold to a smaller field of trade and processor buyers with not all of these being active.
There were insufficient lambs to provide a quote as the sheep sold to slightly softer rates.
Hoggets sold to $105 as light ewes ranged from $70 to $104/head.
Medium weighted sheep made from $105 to $122 with the heavy lots making from $126 to the high of $153/head.
A small number of wethers sold from $110 to $155/head.
