Market Report 20 February 2024

20th Feb 2024

Cattle - 1075

Except for a few categories Inverell saw cheaper trends for the most part of the penning of 1075 head. Regular buyers attended and operated with reduced competition on yearlings and cows however stronger trends resulted in the sales of heavy grown processor heifers.  Steer weaners slipped 22c/kg to sell 360c to 428c/kg and the heifer drafts to 314c/kg all to restockers. Light steers to background considerably cheaper with plainer types a factor. Light feeder steers slipped 21c/kg and medium feeders also cheaper 328c to 362c/kg. Yearling heifers took on similar trends although light heifers to restock were firm and topped at 318c/kg. Medium feeders were back 4c/kg 276c to 308c/kg.  Heavy heifers to process were 17c/kg dearer to sell to 288c/kg. Cows were cheaper by 5c to 10c/kg with heavy cows selling 230c to 246c/kg. 

Sheep

Yarding –  2763             Lambs – 1751          Sheep – 1012

Light lambs to restockers was a popular choce with drafts going South and others to feed on but there was also local content in the mix. Dorper lambs appeared to be the breed of choice to some of the restocker demand. Trends for processor lambs was softer with the regular buyers attending to 1751 lambs and 1012 sheep numbers down slightly on a fortnight ago.  Dorpers to restockers sold to much dearer trends $46 to $88/head while the crossbred drafts  reached $102/head. Trade lambs sold $131 to $140/head and heavy trades $138 to $148/head. Extra heavy lambs sold to significant discounts $176  to $186/head. Hoggets sold to firm trends and made to $100/head.  A mixed sheep offering resulted in cheaper trends throughout the offering with loses of $17 to $40/head. Light ewes $20 to $41/head and heavier drafts $42 to $70/head. Wethers sold to $38/head and cull rams to $42/head. 

 

CATTLE SALE

Vendor

District

Stock

c/kg

kg

$

ROBERTSON FAMILY TRUST

BINGARA

ANGUS X BULL

264.0

835

$2204

MARTIN FAMILY AGRICULTURE

WALLANGRA

SANTA BULL

263.2

775

$2039

SCOTT BULTITUDE

ASHFORD

ANGUS X STEERS

328.2

542

$1780

JP & HL MANWARRING

GLEN INNES

ANGUS X STEERS

360.2

491

$1769

NICOLE BURNS

DEEPWATER

SPECKLE PARK STEERS

338.2

407

$1378

FIONA FIELDING

DORRIGO

SIMMENTAL X STEERS

330.2

349

$1154

D & K SUTTON

GUYRA

CHAROLAIS STEER

360.2

275

$990

GINEROI PASTORAL CO

BINGARA

HEREFORD X HEIFERS

296.2

455

$1347

C & DJ BOOT

BINGARA

SANTA X HEIFERS

311.2

438

$1365

SW & HM MCAULIFFE

INVERELL

ANGUS X HEIFERS

298.2

442

$1319

D & K SUTTON

GUYRA

CHARLOLAIS HEIFERS

304.2

316

$962

GINEROI PASTORAL CO

BINGARA

BRAHMAN X HEIFERS

260.2

473

$1231

LCL PASTORAL

DINOGA

SANTA X COWS

246.2

596

$1468

DR & GL BURLING

MOREE

ANGUS X COWS

245

630

$1543

B & C SEAGROTT

TINGHA

BRANGUS COW

226.2

580

$1311

 SHEEP SALE

Vendor

District

Stock

kg

$

DANIELLE FAINT

BARRABA

XB EWES

 

$52

WO & JM BUNDOCK

WARIALDA

MERINO HOGGETS

 

$56

WARD, LLOYD-WARD

DELUNGRA

XB LAMBS

50

$140

DANIELLE FAINT

BARRABA

XB LAMBS

46

$115

TJ & M LEADBEATTER

DELUNGRA

DORPER SHEEP

55

$142

JC & LG NOUGHER

GUYRA

DORPER SHEEP

40

$88

TJ & M LEADBEATTER

DELUNGRA

DORPER EWES

 

$48

JC & LG NOUGHER

GUYRA

XB SHEEP

35

$89

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