Duncombe & Co sold 13 Angus x cows for 207c/kg, av 676.5kg, $1400.43 ph on behalf of Clear Hills Gurrundah P/L, topping the cow market.
Heavy feeders sold to a dearer trend reaching 305c to average 290c/kg at SELX this week.
Cattle numbers lifted and the quality was planer in the young cattle. There were more light weights offered in 1 and 2 score condition.
Heavy feeders were well supplied and grown steers were limited. Around 300 cows were offered to a full field of buyers.
Restocking weaners were 20c cheaper, mostly quality related and sold from 245c to 295c/kg. Trade vealers made from 252c to 274c/kg.
Medium weight feeder steers were firm from 242c to 295c/kg.
Medium weight feeder heifers eased 5c from 248c to 268c/kg. Heavy weights lifted 4c to make from 245c to 265c/kg. Trade steers lifted 7c selling from 240c to 286c/kg.
Growing steers eased 5c to sell from 248c to 264c/kg. On average cows were firm for the heavy weights which sold from 172c to 208c to average 199c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows lifted 5c to make from 158c to 189c/kg.
Market Report: MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
| Category | Weight | Qty | T/A | c / kg | $ / Hd |
| Light Steers | < 350 | 127 | Top | 295.6 | $1,010 |
| Aver | 266.5 | $748 | |||
| Light Heifers | < 350 | 137 | Top | 280 | $904 |
| Aver | 244.8 | $594 | |||
| Trade Steers | 351 – 500 | 330 | Top | 305 | $1,392 |
| Aver | 280.7 | $1,200 | |||
| Trade Heifers | 351 – 500 | 218 | Top | 268 | $1,305 |
| Aver | 248.7 | $1042 | |||
| Export Steers | 501+ | 37 | Top | 274.2 | $1,914 |
| Aver | 231.8 | $1,268 | |||
| Export Heifers | 501+ | 4 | Top | 235.2 | $1350 |
| Aver | 227.2 | $1250 | |||
| Cows | 379 | Top | 230 | $1,400 | |
| Aver | 187.1 | $1000 | |||
| Bulls | < 700 | 47 | Top | 270 | $1,312 |
| Aver | 182.2 | $499 | |||
| Bulls | > 700 | 9 | Top | 230 | $2149 |
| Aver | 200.5 | $1681 |