Market Report 21 January 2020
Cattle– 320
Numbers reduced by 60% on last sale due to rain events through the drawing area. All categories saw the change and included some very good offerings of trade and feeder yearlings. There was a limited penning of heavy cows. All the regular buyers attended, with the absence of one exporter. Limited weaner and vealer numbers saw dearer trends of 20 to 40c/kg. Light yearling steers top feed saw rises of 14c, also heavy feeders experiencing significant rises of 20c/kg. Heifers saw much the same rises. Light feeders were up 11c and the medium weights experienced a dearer trend of 10c/kg. Well finished trade heifers saw the medium weights rise 10c to 20c, selling from 290c to 308c/kg . Light store cows sold from 170c to 201c/kg. Medium weight trade cows saw rises of 19c to 24c, with the well finished heavy cows, 11c/kg better. An improvement in bull quality saw that category rise, up to 30c, selling to 281c/kg .
Vendor |
District |
Stock |
c/kg |
kg |
$ |
COOLOOTAI PASTORAL CO |
COOLATAI |
STEERS |
311.20 |
342.2kg |
$1065 |
CA MARSHALL |
GLEN INNES |
STEERS |
305.0 |
410kg |
$1250.50 |
LH & LF FLETCHER |
GLEN INNES |
STEERS |
284.20 |
270kg |
$767.34 |
COOLOOTAI PASTORAL |
COOLATAI |
HEIFERS |
308.20 |
321.9kg |
$992.02 |
PJ & VA O’KEEFE |
WARIALDA |
COWS |
242.0 |
519.7kg |
$1257.64 |
CLYDE GARDNER |
NORTH STAR |
COWS |
236.20 |
655kg |
$1547.11 |
PE & RE CUPITT |
UPPER HORTON |
BULLS |
265.20 |
1035kg |
$2744.82 |
KEERA LANDS |
BINGARA |
BULLS |
273.20 |
667.5kg |
$1823.61 |
Sheep
Yarding– 780 Lambs– 180 Sheep– 600
The offering reduced to 180 lambs and 600 grown sheep. Lamb quality declined for the trade types, although the heavy lambs saw a good selection, even though there were quite a few single sales. All the regular buyers attended. There were a few pens of good new season lambs on offer to see prices make from $184 to $223/head. Light old lambs saw trends rise $10, however, prices eased slightly for the trade types. Heavy lambs sold from $170 to $180, with the extra heavy drafts selling to $230/head. Plainer drafts of hoggets sold to $110/head. Grown sheep sold to dearer trends throughout. Light ewes sold to $10/head better and medium weights significantly were dearer, making from $120 to $150/head. Heavy ewes sold from $160 to $190/head. Heavy wethers saw quality rise and prices responded accordingly, selling from $160 to $190/head.
Vendor |
District |
Stock |
kg |
$ |
WJ BURNETT |
GUM FLAT |
XB LAMB |
|
$220 |
LANGDON & MCKINNON |
NARRABRI |
DORPER LAMB |
46.2kg |
$170 |
NE HARVEY |
ASHFORD |
XB EWES |
|
$145 |
LANGDON & MCKINNON |
NARRABRI |
DORPER EWES |
|
$152 |