Yarding: 407 Change: 72
MOUNT GAMBIER CATTLE
Wednesday, August 31
Cattle numbers improved to 407 head at Mount Gambier 72 more on last week.
There was an extra buyer operating with the usual regular group combined with competition also coming from feeders and restockers.
It was a mixed quality yarding, some well covered grown heifers, some heavy weight cows, more grown steers came forward and a mixed selection of younger cattle.
Prices for cows were mostly from 2c to 15c dearer with the heavy beef cows reaching a top price of 442c which was 18c/kg up on last week.
The young cattle sold from firm to 10c dearer with a few sales slightly stronger as the grown heifer prices fluctuated depending on quality but remained strong.
Grown steers sold from firm to 10c dearer with spirited bidding between processors and feeders helping lift prices 20c/kg in places.
The mixed selection of bulls sold from equal to 10c/kg easier compared with last sale.
The sale was made up of 14 bulls, 145 cows, 140 trade cattle and 108 grown steers.
A pen of 10 vealer heifers sold to 588c/kg going back to the paddock.
The yearling steers made from 491c to 554c/kg purchased by both feeders and restockers.
Yearling heifers to the trade sold from 484c to 500c with the feeders and restockers paying mostly from 500c to 544c/kg for their suitable heifers.
Heavy grown steers to the processors made from 455c to 500c, a few pens of younger grown steers selling from 531c to 551c and the feeders paid mainly from 480c to 533c/kg.
Friesian manufacturing steers with good cover sold from 390c to 414c and the good quality grown heifers made from 406c to 470c/kg with the feeders paying from 400c to 484c/kg.
Heavy beef cows sold from 392c to 434c reaching 442c/kg for a pen of outstanding cows.
Medium and leaner cows sold mostly from 350c to 391c/kg.
Heavy beef bulls made from 280c to 330c and a pen of young bull cubs made 576c/kg purchased by a restocker.
Yarding: 946 Change: 368
NARACOORTE CATTLE
Tuesday, August 30
Cattle numbers at Naracoorte increased to a total of 946 head.
It was an improved quality yarding with an average to good line up of more younger cattle, some well presented grown heifers, a limited selection of grown steers and mixed quality cows.
The usual buying gallery followed the market combined with some extra restockers and feeders.
Prices in the market were mostly from unchanged to a few cents easier on average.
Although there were some sales going to the restockers and feeders that were from 10c to 20c/kg dearer with a few isolated lots higher.
Cows reached a similar top price of 430c/kg as the heavy cows sold from unchanged to 5c softer as the medium and leaner cows were from mainly 5c to 13c/kg easier on last week.
The market was made up of 31 bulls, 725 trade cattle and 185 cows.
The steer vealers sold from 522c to 600c with heifer vealers selling from 480c to 605c/kg mostly going to back to the paddock.
Yearling steers to the processors made from 519c to 562c, yearling steers suiting the feeders and restockers sold from 540c to 586c and the plainer yearling steers made from 470c to 552c/kg.
Yearling heifers to the trade sold from 475c to 552c reaching 568c as the restockers and feeders again provided extra competition purchasing heifers from 450c to 536c/kg.
The few pens of grown steers sold to feeders from 435c to 510c and a processor paid to 433c/kg.
Grown heifers with cover made from 414c to 455c with a very good heifer to 500c/kg.
Feeders paid from 430c up to 526c/kg for suitable grown heifers.
Heavy beef cows made from 396c to 430c, medium and leaner cows sold from 338c to 391c and the lighter cows made from 240c to 320c/kg.
The restockers purchased cows from 312c to 357c/kg.
The heavy bulls made from 330c to 364c, leaner bulls sold from 234c to 294c/kg as they also sold to a cheaper trend.
Yarding: 1809 Change: -668 Lamb: 1285 Change: -676 Sheep: 524 Change: 8
NARACOORTE SHEEP AND LAMB
Tuesday, August 30
Naracoorte agents yarded a smaller offering of 1,809 lambs.
Quality was mixed from a few pens of good quality heavy, some drafts of trade weight lambs and plainer types.
The usual buyers attended as demand fluctuated depending on the quality.
Light lambs sold $5 to $10 cheaper, medium lambs were firm and the heavy lambs sold from unchanged to $5/head dearer.
Restockers paid up to $121/head for Merino lambs.
Merino lambs sold to $155 and only a few new season lambs were penned with the top sale making to $184/head.
Light weight lambs sold from $78 to $105/head as they averaged between 460c and 560c/kg cwt.
The light trade weight lambs made from $106 to $138 averaging 580c/kg cwt.
Medium trade weight lambs sold from $135 to $156, heavier trade weights made from $161 to $175/head as they averaged from 655c to 695c/kg cwt.
Heavy lambs 25 to 26kg sold from $177 to $198 and the extra heavy pens made from mostly $194 to $210 reaching a top of $230/head averaging between 690c and 725c/kg cwt.
Merino hoggets sold to $138 with the best of the crossbreds making from $103 to $126/head.
Sheep numbers were similar at 524 with the quality very mixed.
Prices for the light and medium mutton remained firm as the demand lifted for the well presented heavy sheep from $10 to $20 with a sale of Merino ewes up $30/head on last week.
Light weight mutton sold from $50 to $88, medium weight ewes sold from $78 to $105 and heavy crossbred ewes sold mainly from $146 to $178/head.
Merino ewes with cover sold from $124 to $166 and a extra heavy pen made to $191/head.
The costs for the medium to heavy weight sheep varied from mostly 490 to 560c/kg cwt.
Heavy rams sold from $100 to $130/head.
