Heavy trade cattle sell to 340c/kg at SELX

Heavy trade cattle were the better supplied of the processing lines and sold to 310c/kg for heifers and 340c/kg for steers at SELX yesterday.

Numbers were back and the quality was plain especially in the young cattle.

There were only a few lots purchased by processors with the bulk going to feeders and restockers. Prime grown steers over 500kg were limited and there was a reasonable number of plain grown heifers, which returned to the paddock.

Cow numbers fell to only 130 head. Not all the usual buyers attended the market.

Light restocking steers sold to 387c and heifers reached 330c/kg. Heavy feeder steers reached 355c and averaged 330c/kg for medium weights.

Medium weight feeder heifers made to 310c and light weaner heifers made from 342c/kg to restockers.

Heavy trade cattle were the better supplied of the processing lines and sold to 310c for heifers and 340c/kg for steers.

The limited supply of grown steers over 500kg ranged from 270c to 286c/kg.

Plain grown heifers to restockers received from 218c to 275c, averaging 245c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows eased 9c, ranging from 170c to 226c, while the heavy weights were similar, selling from 215c to 242c/kg.

Total Yarding: 850

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SELX MARKET REPORT			Sale date:	22.06.2017
PRIME CATTLE SALE			Yarding	850
Category	Weight		c / kg	$ / Hd
Light Steers	< 350	Top	387.2	$1,124
		Aver	345.6	$967
Light Heifers	< 350	Top	326.2	$1,091
		Aver	301.6	$835
Trade Steers	351 – 500	Top	355.8	$1,530
		Aver	317	$1,310
Trade Heifers	351 – 500	Top	333.2	$1,361
		Aver	284.3	$1,178
Export Steers	501+	Top	309.2	$1,742
		Aver	281	$1,532
Export Heifers	501+	Top	271.2	$1,889
		Aver	251.2	$1,392
Cows		Top	247.6	$2,120
		Aver	219.5	$1,252
Bulls	< 700	Top	320	$1,672
		Aver	249.6	$1,171
Bulls	700 +	Top	250	$2,325
		Aver	235.3	$1,853