Yarding: 628 Change: 171
MOUNT GAMBIER CATTLE
Wednesday, September 28
Numbers reached 628 head of live weight and open auction cattle at Mount Gambier today.
The usual trade buying group were present and active along with feeders and restockers.
Quality was mixed with a wide range of type and weight on offer as the market sold from firm to a little easier in places.
Yearling steers to the trade made up to 528c with feeders taking most of these from 480c to 544c/kg.
Yearling heifers to the trade made from 440c to 565c with feeders operating from 455c to 562c/kg.
Grown steers and bullocks attracted trade support from 430c to 500c with feeders active from 455c to 530c/kg
Grown heifers made from 410c to 460c to the trade with feeder activity from 430c to 470c as manufacturing steers sold from 360c to 404c/kg.
Heavy cows eased around 5c as they returned from 380c to 415c with lighter types making from 270c to 356c as restockers purchased from 340c to 401c/ kg.
Heavy bulls ranged from 320c to 368c with lighter types reaching 415c/kg.
Yarding: 558 Change: 70
NARACOORTE CATTLE
Tuesday, September 27
Agents yarded 558 head at Naracoorte today consisting of 332 trade cattle, 179 cows, 30 bulls and 17 open auction calves.
The usual field of trade and processor buyers were active along with feeders and restockers.
Quality was generally good as the market ranged from firm to a little easier in places.
Yearling steers failed to attract the trade as most of these went to feed on from 500c to 582c with restockers active from 480 to 540c/kg.
Yearling heifers sold to the trade from 450c to 530c/kg.
Feeders were active from 505c to 560c with restockers purchasing from 460c to 626c/kg.
Grown steers and the odd bullock made from 400c to 520c to the trade with feeders operating from 490c to 510c/kg.
Grown heifers made from 410c to 500c to the trade with feeders active to 445c/kg.
Manufacturing steers sold from 352c to 364c/kg.
Heavy cows remained firm as they made from mostly 388c to 418c with a high of 440c/kg.
Light weight types to the trade made from 340c to 380c as restockers sought supply from 348c to 400c/kg.
Heavy bulls ranged from 334c to 398c, with lighter types to feed on making up to 492c/kg.
Yarding: 7450 Change: 3866
Lamb: 5140 Change: 2935
Sheep: 2310 Change: 931
NARACOORTE SHEEP AND LAMB
Tuesday, September 27
Numbers rose here at Naracoorte as agents yarded 5,140 lambs and 2,310 sheep to total a combined 7,450 head overall.
These sold to the usual field of trade and processor buyers along with a number of restocker orders.
Quality was generally good with pricing remaining solid as we head further into spring.
Restockers sourced new season lambs from $75 to $110 as light types to the trade made from $88 to $148/head.
Light trade lambs made from $147 to $159 with the trade weight selection making from $158 to $182 with most sales from 750c to 800c/kg cwt.
Heavy new season lambs made from $182 to $216 with the extra heavy lots making from $214 to the high of $236/head.
Old lamb numbers are falling as the lighter types made from $62 to $73 as light trades reached $130/head.
Trade weight old lambs sold up to $186 with the heavy pens making from $200 to $218 with the extra heavy selection selling from $218 to $225/head.
Hoggets made from $56 to $146 with light sheep returning from $45 to $97/head.
Medium weighted sheep made from $88 to $110 with heavier lots making from $108 to $182/head.
Wethers sold from $106 to $170 as rams ranged from $43 to $120/head.
