Medium weight feeder heifers lift 10c/kg at SELX

Published January 14, 2018
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Michael Hall (Livestock) with XB Steers sold on behalf of E&A Connor, Taralga for 320c/kg, av 367.5kg, $1176ph.

The medium weight feeder heifers lifted 10c/kg due to an increase in numbers and the heavy heifers were steady. Prices ranged from 272c to 295c/kg at the SELX Yass last week.

The few trade cattle sold from 255c to 285c/kg.
Numbers lifted and the quality was good. Yearlings were much better supplied and feeders were again active on most. Vealers and grown cattle remain in short supply. Around 70 cows were penned to a smaller group of buyers.

Light vealer steers to re-stockers reached 360c/kg. Medium weights feeder yearling steers were 1c to 2c cheaper, while the heavy weights lifted 15c/kg on a larger and better quality run.

Most of the steers sold from 273c to 310c/kg.

Prime grown steers over 500kg were firm to sell from 250c to 285c and an average run of grown heifers to processors sold from 240c to 246c/kg.

Most cows eased 2c to 3c with the 2 score medium weights from 185c to 205c and the heavy 3 and 4 scores from 204c to 212c/kg. The best of the heavy bulls reached 255c/kg.
Market Report: MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
Category Weight c / kg $ / Hd
Light Steers < 350 Top 361.6 $1,023
Av 290.4 $874
Light Heifers < 350 Top 350 $985
Av 277.2 $852
Trade Steers 351 – 500 Top 320 $1,411
Av 287.3 $1,213
Trade Heifers 351 – 500 Top 288.2 $1,347
Av 273.9 $1,090
Export Steers 501+ Top 285 $1,717
Av 262.6 $1,433
Export Heifers 501+ Top 270.2 $1,470
Av 259.1 $1,392
Cows Top 235 $1,681
Av 203.6 $1,197
Bulls < 700 Top 361.6 $1,008
Av 216.6 $747
Bulls > 700 Top 255 $2,729
Av 245.6 $2,389
Top Quotes from Today’s Sale

Cows    

Bannister Lodge Pastoral Co, Goulburn, (ELD), 212, 793, 1681; A & S Moore Farm Partnership, Gundary, (HAL), 212, 760, 1611; CR & DI Mumberson, Gundaroo, (DUN), 188, 840, 1579; A & S Moore Farm Partnership, Gundary, (HAL), 212, 730, 1548; VC JC BR & AL Martin, Yass, (DEL), 208, 698, 1451.
Yearling Heifers   

DW Macarthur-Onslow, Yarra, (ELD), 285, 375, 1070; Mccarthys Trading, Braidwood, (JIM), 283, 375, 1062; WL & DG Frew, Bowning, (DEL), 284, 371, 1053; Willeroo Pty Ltd, Tarago, (LAN), 288, 365, 1051; Carollyn Grace, Goulburn, (LAN), 286, 367, 1049.

Grown Heifers 

Vardanega P/Ship, Braidwood, (JIM), 270, 544, 1470; The Damarque & Windouran Trust, Bigga, (ELD), 249, 585, 1458; Willeroo Pty Ltd, Tarago, (LAN), 269, 522, 1404; Box Hills Partnership, Crookwell, (AND), 251, 558, 1400; MVC JC BR & AL Martin, Yass, (DEL), 274, 491, 1347.

Yearling Steers  

EP & A Connor, Taralga, (HAL), 320, 368, 1176; DW Macarthur-Onslow, Yarra, (ELD), 309, 371, 1148; Melon Pastoral Pty Ltd, Roslyn, (LAN), 288, 372, 1071; RG Alders, Laggan, (AND), 288, 371, 1069; Ellendon Pastoral Co, Bungendore, (DEL), 292, 365, 1066.

Grown Steers     

Tim Dowsley, South Taralga, (HAL), 260, 660, 1717; Tim Dowsley, South Taralga, (HAL), 258, 625, 1613; Tim Dowsley, South Taralga, (HAL), 258, 580, 1496; Tim Dowsley, South Taralga, (HAL), 260, 575, 1496; DR & CC McGrath, Yass, (ELD), 254, 571, 1450.