Throughput at Dubbo declined 18%, to 3,075 head, and quality was good especially on the grown steers.
There was a large run of high quality heavy steers and a few good lines of young cattle also in good condition.
Cattle to the trade generally 3¢ to 5¢ cheaper, while export cattle sold dearer, due to strong demand for quality lines.
Heavy C3 yearling steers to feeder buyers improved 5¢, selling from 290¢ to 335¢, to average 320¢/kg
Heavy (400kg+) C2 yearling feeder heifers improved 5¢, averaging 308¢/kg
Heavy C4 grown steers to process gained 9¢, averaging 290¢ and selling to a top of 299¢/kg
Heavy D4 cows lifted 8¢, averaging 230¢/kg
Consignments at Bairnsdale lifted by 11% totalling 911head with the majority of the yarding comprising of export lines, while there were limited young cattle available for the trade.
Heavy C2 yearling steers to feed jumped 7¢, selling from 266¢ to 284¢, to average 275¢/kg
Heavy weight D3 heifers to slaughter eased 8¢, averaging 282¢/kg
Heavy D3 and 4 score cows increased from 4¢ to 6¢ averaging 232¢ and 235¢/kg respectively.
Roma Prime yarded 706 head after a rain affect sale a week earlier number still remained low. The usual processors from NSW and local areas were operating, however not all were active within the market.
Heavy C4 grown steers to process sold from 277¢ to 283¢, to average 282¢/kg
Medium D3 cows topped at 235¢ to average 224¢/kg
Heavy D4 cows ranged from 233¢ to 250¢ averaging 238¢/kg
Heavy (600kg+) C3 bulls topped at 260¢ to average 246¢/kg
At the close of Thursday’s markets:
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) closed at 594.75¢, unchanged on where it finished the previous day
Trade steers eased 1¢, to 308¢/kg lwt
Medium steers slipped 6¢, to 277¢/kg lwt
Heavy steers improvised slightly by 1¢, averaging 286¢/kg lwt
Medium cows improved 1¢ to average 223¢/kg lwt
Feeder steers were steady averaging 320¢/kg lwt