Yarding: 530 Change: 42
NARACOORTE CATTLE
Tuesday, September 20
There was a larger yarding at Naracoorte of 530 cattle. Quality was from average to very good as the majority of the cattle offered showed cover.
The market did have well presented grown heifers and well bred younger cattle some of which were grain feed suiting both feeders and processors.
The regular buyers attended and operated combined with more restocker interest after recent rain.
The market consisted of 13 bulls, 292 trade cattle and 225 cows.
Prices for the younger cattle were from firm to 20c/kg dearer and in some isolated sales stronger with an increase in demand.
Grown heifers sold from unchanged to a few cents dearer, cows varied from unchanged to 7c/kg easier.
The bulls sold from 5c to 15c/kg dearer on average.
Vealers going onto feed mainly sold from 512c to 584c, the trade paid to 530c with heifer vealers going to a restocker at 646c/kg.
Yearling steers to the trade made from 486c to 567c, with the restockers and feeders paying mostly from 486c to 587c as they reached 628c/kg.
The yearling heifers to the trade sold from 520c to 550ckg.
Heifers purchased by restockers and feeders made from 520c to 600c/kg.
The limited selection of grown steers to the processors sold from 405c to 470c with feeders paying from 512c up to 541c/kg.
The good quality offering of grown heifers which took up a large portion of the trade run made from 435c to 530c, plainer heifers sold from 405c to 470c and restockers were active as they paid from 300c to 556c/kg for suitable grown heifers.
Heavy weight cows sold from 390c to 423c, leaner and medium weights made from 334c to 380c, and restockers purchased suitable cows from 323c to 364c/kg.
Heavy weight beef bulls sold to stronger competition as they made from 332c to 400c/kg.
Yarding: 3584 Change: -551 Lamb: 2205 Change: 630 Sheep: 1379 Change: -1181
NARACOORTE SHEEP AND LAMB
Tuesday, September 20
There was an increase in lamb numbers at Naracoorte to 2,205.
Quality varied from average to very good.
More drafts of new season lambs came forward with prices for the good quality from firm to $5/head dearer.
Old lambs with cover sold to improved competition as they were mainly from firm up to $10/head stronger.
Plainer lighter lambs sold to less demand and were easier in places.
Restockers paid from mostly $90 to $141 for good store young lambs and also $46 to $64/head for lighter weights.
Restockers purchased crossbred ewes for $118/head in the sheep market.
Merino lambs made to $138/head.
Light trade weight new season lambs sold from $124 to $140/head averaging 740c/kg cwt.
Medium trade weights made from $155 to $185 and the heavy trade weights sold from $187 to 196/head as they averaged from 800c to 805c/kg cwt.
Heavy young lambs made from $207 to $216 reaching a top of $229/head averaging from 807c to 814c/kg cwt.
Light weight old lambs made from $90 to $120/head averaging 650c/kg cwt.
Light trade weight old lambs sold from $130 to $156/head.
The medium weights made from $154 to $170/head to average 740c/kg cwt.
Heavy old lambs sold from $179 to $204 and made the market top of $240/head with the costs varying from 720c to 750c/kg cwt.
Heavy hoggets made from $121 to $144/head.
Sheep numbers decreased to 1,379 head with most weights and grades offered.
The yarding did contain a large portion of Merino ewes that had been recently shorn.
Light sheep sold to a cheaper trend, medium and heavy mutton sold from firm to $5/head dearer.
Light sheep sold from $73 to $90 and medium weight Merino ewes made from $100 to $120/head as they averaged an estimated 510c/kg cwt.
Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $150 to $180 and the heavy Merino ewes made from $130 to $148/head with costs varying from 450c to 500c/kg cwt.
The rams of all breeds with cover sold from $80 to $125/head.
