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CORRECTION Goat prices up. Delivered Nathalia, Vic.

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Skin On Price (change)
8-25kg $8.50 (+$0.50)

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"Goat prices lower. Delivered Nathalia, Vic.

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Total 3,940 (+1,250), lambs 3,650 (+1,200), sheep 290 (+50).
Lamb numbers increased and quality was good particularly for the well finished lines. There were mainly trade and heavy weight lambs penned while the light grades were limited in number. All buyers were operating and competition was sound resulting in a generally firm market. Light lambs to the processors averaged $164 while stores sold from $131 to $147/head. Medium and heavy trade weight lambs held firm and averaged from 860c to 900c/kg cwt. Most of the heavy trade weights, 23 to 24kg, lambs sold from $193 to $205/head. Heavy weight lambs were slightly cheaper and averaged from 750c to 820c/kg cwt. The heavy weights sold from $208 to $212, while the extra heavy weight lambs sold from $216 to a top of $262/head. Mutton numbers remained steady, quality was varied and prices were similar to last week. Medium Merino ewes sold from $142 to $158 while heavy first ewes sold from $185 to $218/head or 680c/kg cwt.

Total 3,860 (-2,149), lambs 3,556 (-1,699), sheep 304 (-450).
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Numbers declined this sale with lambs showing the biggest decrease. Lamb quality was similar to that of previous sales with good numbers of well finished supplementary fed heavy lambs on offer. Most of the usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to dearer market. Trade weight lambs lifted $2 to $4 with 18 to 22kg types selling from $174 to $210 with heavies to 26kg making from $200 to $228/head. Heavy export lambs held firm to receive from $223 to $295/head. Mutton numbers were very limited and quality was very mixed. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $173 to $243/head. Crossbreds reached $220/head.

"Liveweight prices down. Delivery 1 - 5 Jun, Batchelor NT.

Stock Price (change)
Cows $1.80 (-$0.20)
Bulls $1.50 (no change)
Buffalo $1.10 (-$0.20)

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Prices unchanged for delivery 25 - 29 May

Stock Price (change)
Steers $5.60 (nc)
Heifers $5.60 (nc)
Cows $5.20 (nc)
Bulls $4.60 (nc)

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Yarding: 2,879 (824).
There were approximately 2,200 export and 700 young cattle penned representing an increase of 820 head week-on-week. Agents reported the usual buying group present and operating in a dearer market in places. Quality reportedly improved with greater numbers of prime cattle penned along with an increase in cow supply. Trade cattle sold to strong competition from processors and lot feeders as a large proportion of the young cattle went to feed on at dearer prices. Grown steers and bullocks sold 3c to 9c/kg dearer with most under 600kg purchased to feed. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold firm while the crossbreds lifted 9c/kg. Cows sold from firm to 10c/kg dearer while heavy bulls sold firm. Vealers sold from 367c to 429c/kg. Yearling steers to processors made from 355c to 405c with the feeder lots making from 350c to 392c/kg. Yearling heifers to processors sold from 324c to 403c with the feeder lots selling from 310c to 396c/kg. Grown steers made from 354c to 395c/kg. Bullocks sold from 350c to 387c/kg. Heavy grown heifers made from 320c to 342c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 292c to 326c with the crossbred portion making from 318c to 358c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows made from 226c to 289c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold from 238c to 320c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made from 250c to 318c with the dairy lots making from 238c to 269c/kg.

Yarding: 891 (2).
Numbers were up for a total yarding of 891 head of mixed quality cattle at Mt Barker. The yarding was dominated by weaner cattle with light weight Angus steers reaching a top of 430c and heifers topping at 366c/kg. Cows remained firm selling to a top of 270c for younger stock and a heavy bull topped at 290c/kg. Yearling steers sold from 320c to 390c and yearling heifers returned from 288c to 350c/kg to feeders. Heavy weaner steers sold from 396c to 406c and from 350c to 430c/kg for the lighter weight steers. Weaner heifers weighing over 330kg sold from 324c to 366c, while lighter weights made from 270c for plain types, up to 366c/kg for the better quality lines. Limited numbers of bullocks weighing over 750kg made 274c and under that weight sold for 290c/kg. Grown steers weighing between 400 and 500kg sold from 324c to 340c/kg. Heavy prime cows were equal to last week selling from 204c to 270c for the younger cows while the medium weight cows gained, making from 182c up to 268c/kg. Well covered light weight cows sold from 252c and stores made from 165c for very plain types up to 232c/kg. Heavy bulls gained on last week selling from 250c to 290c, while light weight bullies sold from 232c to 316c/kg.

Yarding: 584 (64).
Another reduced line-up following more rain. There was, however, some outstanding young cattle off grain as steers and heifers that have been supplementary fed for the winter market start to appear. There was an additional domestic buyer that returned for this reason. All buyers were keen to fill orders and prices for the best yearlings and vealers lifted 20c to 30c/kg on a fortnight ago. Processors were also willing to support well finished cattle with weight, paying up to 430c/kg for steers at 550kg. The vealer run reached a top of 454c/kg. Competitive bidding between processors pushed rates above 400c/kg for any well shaped steers and heifers with good carcase finish. Most of
the young cattle in the higher price range of 420 to 450c/kg were either Charolais and Limousin-cross and off grain, and with potentially above-average carcase yields. The main run of heavy steers, 500 to 600kg, sold to 437c and averaged 415c/kg to return over $2,200/head each. The best of the grown heifers also tracked over 400c/kg. Neat domestic calves sold to 454c/kg for a heifer vealer that weighed 321kg. Feedlots and restockers also had to pay over 400c/kg for the better lines of weaners and yearlings. Plainer bred and conditioned cattle off grass generally 360c to 390c/kg. Little Friesian steers to the paddock sold to 300c/kg. Not a lot of genuine export weighed cattle in the yarding. Good beef cows sold from 260c to a top of 320c/kg. Just one heavy bullock over 600kg made 381c/kg.

Yarding: 315 (-103).
There were approximately 250 export and 65 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 100 head week-on-week. Agents reported the usual buying group present and operating in a mostly firm market. Quality was reportedly good in the limited selection of grown while there were fewer young cattle suited to the trade. Competition remained strong for the limited selection of trade which were mostly yearling cattle. Grown steers and bullocks sold firm. Cows sold to firm demand to the usual buyers. Heavy bulls improved a few cents. Yearling trade steers sold from 342c to 394c/kg. Yearling heifers to processors made from 316c to 394c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks sold from 322c to 345c/kg. Heavy grown heifers made from 290c to 330c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows sold from 216c to 278c/kg. Heavy weight cows made from 218c to 312c/kg. Heavy bulls sold from 242c to 300c/kg

Total 30,000 (+1,000), lambs 22,000 (-1,000), sheep 8,000 (+2,000).
Numbers were marginally lower. Quality was very good with only a limited number of light weight lambs. Heavy and extra lambs made up much of the yarding, with only limited supplies of genuine trade types. Lighter weight young lambs were supported mostly by restockers. Mutton numbers increased, and price strengthened slightly. Price results for trade lambs strengthened with major domestic processors dominating the bidding. The best of the heavy trade lambs, 22-24kg, sold $5 to $10/head dearer averaging 850c to 900c/kg cwt. Light weight lambs to the processors sold from $118 to $170/head. Light weight lambs back to the paddock sold to cheaper trends making from $154 to $176/head.
Heavy lambs met stronger competition from domestic and export processors. Buyers preferring to bid strongly for shorn lambs which resulted in a dearer trend of up to $10. The bulk made from $210 to $225/head. Extra heavy lambs were keenly sought and prices were unchanged making from $220 to $298/head to average 742c/kg cwt. It was a mixed quality yarding of mutton, with a good supply of heavy sheep throughout the offering. Competition from buyers was solid for heavy ewes. Heavy crossbred ewes sold up to $280/head to average 672c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes made from $178 to $240/head, averaging from 653c to 677c/kg cwt. Heavy wethers recorded a top price of $270/head averaging 718c/kg cwt. Trade sheep sold from $135 to $172/head, to average from 650c to 701c/kg cwt.

Yarding: 1,160 (-540).
It was a good quality yarding with a very good selection of trade cattle which included a consignment of prime heifer yearlings from a southern feedlot. Cows and grown heifers were well supplied though there were only odd lots of grown steers. Most of the regular buyers were in attendance however one feeder order was absent. Trade cattle were 5c dearer with prime vealers selling to 412c, while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 378c to 409c with the heavier weights averaging 399c/kg. The secondary feeder heifers were cheaper while the better heifers and feeder steers were 5c/kg dearer. Feeder steers sold from 368c to 421c, while the feeder heifers sold from 360c to 395c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers continue to sell well with the young steers selling from 380c to 570c and the young restocker heifers sold from 340c to 536c/kg. Prime grown steers and heifers were 10c dearer with the steers selling from 308c to 360c, while the heifers sold from 301c to 369c/kg. Cows were firm to 4c dearer, with the light and medium weights selling from 234c to 302c to the restockers and 288c/kg to the processors. The prime heavy weight cows sold from 290c to 322c to average 308c/kg. Bulls sold to 316c/kg.

Yarding: 1,228 (-862).
Emerald agents penned a smaller yarding of 1,228 head, 862 less than last week. Overall, a good quality and conditioned yarding drawn from local areas mostly but also north to the tableland. Competition was strong from the usual processors along with one new processor. Restockers were missing one operator from previous, however some new faces stepped in but failed to maintain the best young steers at previous rates. Cows and grown heifers improved as did most of the light weight yearling and vealer heifers. Calves topped at 412c for steers with the mixed sex averages from 350 to 368c/kg. Vealer steers averaged 392c and sold to 412c/kg. Vealer heifers averaged from 341c to 354c/kg. Yearling steers in the medium to heavy classes reached 367c to feed to average 365c/kg. Yearling heifers also sold to 367c to average from 330c to 356c/kg. Grown steers sold to feeders to a top of 366c, returning averages from 358c to 363c/kg. Grown heifers also sold to feed to 356c and averaged from 316c to 336c/kg. Those to the trade averaged 300c with sales to 327c/kg. Prime 4 score cows averaged 274c and topped at 288c/kg. Bulls sold to 333c to live export and processors averaged 330c/kg for their bulls.

Yarding: 654 (11).
Numbers were steady and the quality was mixed. There were only a few weaners and the yearling run was ordinary in quality. Feeders were limited in selection and restocking orders picked up the majority. Prime heavy trade cattle also were in short supply but there was a good run of heavy bullocks. Around 250 cows were offered in a dearer market.
Light weaner steers sold from 420c to 496c and heavier weights made from 380c to 430c/kg. Weaner heifers made from 370c to 421c/kg. The limited number of feeder steers sold from 380c to 430c and restockers paid from 374c to 402c/kg. Feeder heifers sold from 368c to 380c while heavy trade steers sold from 380c to 404c/kg. Trade heifers reached 375c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks were firm, making from 325c to 365c/kg and grown heifers sold from 300c to 375c/kg. Cows were up to 10c stronger with the medium weight 2 scores making from 265c to 281c and the 3 and 4 score heavy weights selling from 278c to 305c, averaging 298c/kg. Best of the heavy bulls reached 319c/kg.

Yarding: 208 (-101).
Agents yarded 208 cattle at Colac. The quality of the cattle offered was mixed being from plain to very good in all sections. All the regular processors and buyers were present and active in a market that was firm to dearer in places. Restockers were very active in all sections, underpinning the market in line with all other sales. The sale comprised 32 grown cattle, 73 trade cattle, 94 cows and 9 grown bulls. Vealer steers made from 345c to 400c and the heifers sold to 350c, with restockers paying to 345c and the better end of these vealers were up to 10c to 15c/kg dearer. Yearling steers made to 380c and the heifers to 350c, with restockers paying to 338c and again, the better end of the yealings were 10 to 15c/kg dearer. Grown steers made to 347c and heifers sold to 315c, being firm to 10c/kg dearer for the better end. Manufacturing steers sold from 260c to 285c to be 10c/kg dearer. In the cow offering, the heavy beef bred cows were 10c dearer with these making from 290c to 315c/kg. The medium weight beef bred cows were firm making from 245c to 290c/kg. The dairy bred cows were firm making from 220c to 292c and the very light cows were 5c to 10c dearer, making from 170c to 210c/kg. Cows back to the paddock sold to 230c/kg. Grown beef bulls sold to 320c and the dairy breds made to 260c/kg.

Prices lower except for rams. Delivery from 1-June

Grid Price (change)
Lambs
XB $8.20 (down $0.30)
Dorper $8.20 (down $0.30)
Merino $7.70 (down $0.60)

Hoggets
XB $6.50 (down $0.90)
Merino $6.50 (down $0.90)

Mutton $6.20 (down $0.20)

Rams $3.00 (no change)

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The Yarding at CQLX sale Gracemere increased to 3,340 head an improvement of 1,640 head on the last sale. It was a good quality yarding which met with strong competition, producing improved averages for most classes. The buying panel was short one processor but contained more restocker buyers. Cattle came to hand from most local districts as well as areas north to Bowen and Townsville and south to Taroom.

Calves sold to 429c for the best bred steers with mixed sex calves averaging from 342c to 387c/kg to restockers. The main drafts of vealer steers sold to 451c to average 402c/kg. Vealer heifers were also in demand, reaching 383c, to average from 326c to 366c/kg. Light weight yearling steers topped at 431c to average 392c/kg. Medium and heavy weights averaged from 330c to 365c/kg for the better quality lines. Yearling heifers made to 349c to record averages from 330c to 340c/kg.

Grown steers sold to feed to top at 368c and averaged from 316c to 352c, while processors lines averaged 307c/kg for the few 4 scores on hand. Grown heifers to feed made to 351c, with restockers paying to 356c, and those to the trade made to 275c/kg to average 264c/kg. The 2 score cows sold to processors reaching 245c to record a 230c/kg average. Heavy weight 4 score cows gained 2c to average 256c/kg. Bulls to live export topped at 307c, and processors classes averaged 286c/kg.

Yarding 587

Today brought a strong market with animated bidding resulting in a 20-30% stringer market.

Heavy steers ranged from $3.30/kg to $3.60/kg with heifers ranging up to $3.53/kg. Feeder steers were a healthy $3.70/kg to $4.20/kg with heifers up to $3.77/kg.

Store steers ranged up to $4.23/kg while heifers topped out at $4.00/kg, vealers ranged up to $4.13/kg.

Bidding on Heavy Cows was from $2.60/kg to $3.10/kg with heavy bulls ranging up to $3.19/kg.

There were a number of store bulls went through, going for up to $3.83/kg.

Similar numbers to last weeks sale

Mutton selling well

Both crossbred and merino lambs cheaper than last sale.

Numbers were up for a total yarding of 15,859 sheep and lambs at Katanning. The yarding was dominated by ewe mutton with the heaviest making $205/head. Good lines of heavy crossbred lambs sold to a top of $188 and heavy Merino wether lambs sold to a top of $157/head. A pen of crossbred hoggets topped at $178/head. A pen of heavy Merino wethers topped the sale at $226/head.

Light weight lambs sold from $65 to $70/head. Air freight weights sold from $100 to $151 to processors and from $70 to $145/head to a very active feeder market. Light Trade weight lambs sold from $142 to $150, while heavier tradies sold from $155 to $167/head. Heavy weight lambs returned from $170 to $188/head. Merino wether lambs sold from $55 for weights under 14kg cwt, up to $132 to restockers and from $118 to $157/head to processors. Ewe lambs made from $60 to $99 to restockers and paid $115/head to processors.

Heavy ewe mutton prices gained, selling from $160 to $205/head. Medium weight ewes made from $100 to $158 and the better boning ewes were in demand selling from $110 to $140/head. Light weight and store ewes sold from $60 to $87/head. Heavy wethers were up selling from $195 to $226, while medium weights sold from $98 to $170/head. Light weight wethers and stores sold from $71 to $110/head. Rams sold to processors from $30 for old store rams to $129/head for heavy young lines. Ram lambs sold from $165 to $185 for heavy weights and from $75 to $153/head for lighter weights.

Numbers remained similar for a very good quality yarding. Vealers and yearlings made up the bulk of the offering, along with an increased number of grown steers and 89 mostly heavy and well finished cows. All buyers had plenty of orders to fill, selling to a very strong market.

Prime vealers to butchers were 16c dearer, reaching 440c/kg. Yearling steers to suit the trade lifted 8c, selling from 363c to 439c/kg and the yearling heifers to processors were also dearer, topping at 440c/kg. Feeder cattle were up to 15c dearer, with the medium weight steers making from 378c to 435c and yearling heifers to feed averaged 384c/kg. Forward store conditioned vealer steers to restockers jumped 18c, selling from 411c to 508c/kg. Young heifers returning to the paddock were also dearer, to average 403c/kg.

The quantity and condition of grown steers improved, which saw price increase of 25c, selling from 290c to 348c/kg. Heavy, well finished cows were 3c dearer, to average 278c and the limited supply of leaner types to suit restockers reached 285c/kg. The best heavy weight bull topped at 337c/kg.

Numbers were up slightly for a yarding of 1,567 head. Around 1,000 young cattle were sold, consisting mainly of vealers, along with a smaller number of yearlings through the sale this week. Quality was fairly good with several runs of well bred cattle offered, however there was also a few lines of light plain weaners through the sale. The market saw most of the cattle go to restockers, at slightly easier prices, especially for the plain type weaners.

Prices however held strong for the runs of well-bred and conditioned cattle, with restocker weaner steers selling to a top of 494c and the heifers to 446c/kg. Yearling steers ranged from 360c to 408c, and heifers topped at 405c/kg.

There was several pens of well finished heavy steers and bullocks that ranged from 313c to 345c to be up by 10c to 15c and heifers sold to 328c/kg. The cow market improved by 20c with 3 score medium weights averaging 280c and heavy cows sold top a top of 318c, while heavy bulls topped at 326c/kg.

Numbers rose slightly as agents yarded 781 head of live weight and open auction cattle. These sold to a larger field of trade and processor buyers with an increase in feeder orders also this week with these buyers being very strong and purchasing a big portion of the market. Quality was mixed with something to suit all tastes on offer as the offering sold to dearer rates.

There was a small offering of vealers as steers made from 375c to 410c, with vealer heifers returning from 362c to 412c/kg. Yearling steers to the trade sold from 380c to 393c with similar heifers making from 295c to 400c/kg. Feeders were strong here as they sourced feeder steers from 323c to 414c and feeder heifers from 288c to 400c/kg.

Grown steers and bullocks to the trade made from 245c to 387c with feeders including a new operator were active here from 328c, up to 404c/kg. Grown heifers ranged from 270c to 367c to the trade with some feeder support to 328c as manufacturing steers returned from 268c up to 318c/kg. Heavy cows were sought after as they made from 273c to 308c, with medium weights making from 238c to 276c, as the lighter selection sold from 160c to 238c/kg. Bulls made from 240c to 300c/kg.

Agents yarded 9,265 lambs and 4,726 sheep at Hamilton where the quality this week was far more even with with less numbers of lighter lambs on offer. The offering of sheep was very good with all weights and grades available. All the regular processors or an buyers were present and active however not all fully active in a market that was very firm to slightly dearer for lambs and firm for medium weight sheep, but the heavy sheep were a fraction cheaper.

The light to medium trade weight lambs, 18kg to 24kgs, were firm to average 840c to 890c with the heavier lambs over 25kg to average around 782c to 820c/kg cwt, these topped out at $254/head. The light weight lambs, 14kg to 18kg, sold to solid competition to again average around 900c to 1000c/kg cwt. Store competition came from Shepparton, south-east of South Australia and local areas as well as processors purchasing lambs to put on feed. Feeders paid to $192/head.

The sheep market for medium weight sheep was fully firm to average 640c to 710c with the heavy weight sheep averaging around 630c being slightly cheaper and the light weight sheep to average between 550c and 600c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes made to $241 and the Merino wethers topped at $221/head. Hoggets made to $230/head. Merino rams to $130 and British bred rams sold to $65/head.

Lamb numbers were similar and the quality was good with a lot of lambs coming off crops and falling into the heavy trade and heavy lamb categories. Light lambs were limited and there was good competition from restockers on the heavier lambs to return to the paddock. The market was firm to $3/head dearer.

The few light lambs to restocking orders made from $130 to $168/head with heavier weight returning to the paddock reaching $211/head. Medium and heavy trade lambs sold from $184 to $220/head averaging 880c to 920c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs, over 24kg made from $205 to $226/head or 850c/kg cwt on average. Extra heavy lambs sold from $247 to $290/head. Trade Merino lambs made from $163 to $168 and hoggets reached $250/head.

Mutton numbers eased and the quality was mixed. Prices lifted $4 to $5/head across most lines. Medium weight ewes sold from $142 to $188/head. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $195 to $255/head. Crossbred ewes made from $220 to $260 and Merino wethers reached $241/head. Most averaged 700c to 740c/kg cwt.

Numbers remained similar, while the quality was mixed, with greater numbers of cows penned this week. The majority were younger cattle, with the bulk purchased by the restockers and lot feeders, while the prime conditioned younger cattle suitable for the butchers increased in both yield and numbers. The younger cattle trended cheaper, as the cows sold to a dearer trend.

The over 200kg vealer steers to the restockers lost 6c, however good runs remained firm to reach 486c/kg. The same weight heifer portion also to the restockers decreased 15c and sold from 360c to 410c/kg. Yearling steers presented with good numbers sold well, as the lighter end reached 424c/kg, however the odd lots struggled to maintain firm prices. Yearling heifers to the restockers trended cheaper and sold from 320c to 370c/kg. The high yielding and prime conditioned younger cattle to the butchers sold to strong competition, with the best of the vealers topping at 438c/kg.

The older steers to the processors received from 320c to 346c, as the heifer portion topped at 326c/kg. The plainer cows improved 13c, with the processors paying from 242c to 270c/kg. The better finished heavy weights sold to very strong competition and sold from 250c to 304c/kg, depending on the potential yield. The best heavy weight bull reached 294c/kg.

There were 1,342 cattle yarded, the quality was plain to good. All the usual buying group were in attendance in a strong market to be firm to slightly softer on the young cattle. Numbers were made up of 329 grown steers, 319 young cattle, 667 cows and 27 bulls.

Young cattle sold 5c/kg softer in places. Vealers sold to the trade to 375c and feeders paid from 250c to 364c/kg. Yearlings sold to the trade from 300c to 370c, feeders paid from 220 to 364c/kg. Trade steers sold from 320c to 350c/kg.

Grown steers sold from 278c to 360c/kg. Friesian steers sold from 268c to 300c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 289c to 346c/kg. Heavy C3 and 4 score beef cows sold from 275c to 335c/kg. Medium weight cows sold from 223c to 290c and Dairy cows sold from 210c to 287c/kg. The best of the beef bulls sold to 324c and Dairy bulls to 235c/kg.

Lamb supply was similar with 4,668 yarded this week at Horsham. The quality ranged from average to very good, with most of the regular buying group in attendance and operating in a stronger market. The trade weight and lighter lambs sold in places to $10/head up on last week. Quality trade weights sold to $209, with the heavy weight lambs selling to $265/head. Heavier Merino lambs sold to $188/head to be similar. Restocking activity was limited, and they paid from $118 to $165/head for their replacements. Sheep numbers remain low with just 731 yarded, and competition was steady. Heavy crossbred ewes sold to $197 and Merino ewes sold to $190/head.

Light weight 2 score lambs, 12 to 18 kg sold from $110 to $140/head. Light trade 2 and 3 score lambs, 18 to 22 kg sold from $155 to $198/head and averaged around 850c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight 3 and 4 score lambs, 22 to 24 kg sold from $190 to $209/head and made from 820c to 880c to average around 850c/kg cwt. Heavy 3 and 4 score trade weight lambs sold from $200 to $215/head at around 820c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs sold from $213 to $242, with the extra heavy weights selling from $227 to $265/head. Heavy hoggets sold to $195/head.

Light weight 2 score sheep sold from $92 to $114/head and averaged around 600c/kg cwt. Medium weight, 2 to 3 score sheep sold from $119 to $170/head and made from 540c to 650c, with the Merino mutton averaging around 660c/kg cwt. Shorn medium weight Merino whether sold from $135 to $150/head at around 650c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred sheep sold from $170 to $197/head. Rams made to $110/head.

It was a very good quality yarding with a good selection of both trade and heavy weight lambs throughout. There were only limited numbers of lambs to suit the restockers. A full field of buyers competed strongly in a solid market.

Light weight lambs to the processors were firm with the 12kg to 18kg 2 scores selling from $126 to $158/head. Trade lambs were $7 dearer selling from $160 to $218/head to average from 870c to 940c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs were firm to $4 dearer with the over 24kg 4 scores selling from $211 to $256/head. Two pens of trade weight Merino lambs sold from $155 and $168/head. Lambs to the restockers were firm selling from $113 to $178/head. Hoggets sold to $211/head.

Numbers of mutton remain hard to find with a mixed yarding where most grades sold at firm rates. Merino ewes sold from $65 to $190 while crossbred ewes sold from $120 to $236/head. The restockers paid from $132 to $200 for Merino ewes to go back to the paddock, while a pen of crossbred ewes sold to the restockers for $160/head.

There was a slightly smaller number of lambs at Powranna and Killafaddy on Tuesday with more heavy trade and heavy lambs available. The heavy lamb prices were cheaper by $5 to $15/head while restockers were very strong throughout the sale.

Restockers bought light lambs from $138 to $148, light trade from $138 to $168 and trade from $166 to $188/head. Processors paid from $156 to $178 for trade weights, from $168 to $192 for heavy weights and from $200 to $212/head for extra heavy pens.

There was a larger number of mutton after last week's small numbers. Although one exporter was out, there was another in after a few week absence and prices improved $10 to $15/head. A pen of heavy wethers topped the sale at $182, while heavy ewes made from $146 to $174, medium weights sold from $131 to $158, light weights made from $98 to $138 and very light types sold from $59 to $106/head.

Cattle numbers rose by 806 head to see a total yarding of 6,130 at the Roma Store Sale. Cattle were drawn from a wide supply including Western & North Western Queensland in a yarding where steers and heifers were present in equal numbers. The overall quality of the yarding was good with lines of quality local young cattle well represented. The buying panel included Southern buyers along with an increased processor presence, and all were operating to strong demand. Prices were improved from the previous week, particularly for heifers and cows, while steers held firm or improved over most categories.

Light weight yearling steers under 200kg to restockers made to 472.2c to average 435c/kg. A large sample of light weight yearling steers under 280kg to restockers reached a top of 468.2c to average 438c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers under 330kg to restockers sold to 445.2c to average 401c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers under 400kg to feed made to 434.2c to average 380c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers under 200kg to restockers reached a top of 450.2c to average 424c/kg. A large sample of light weight yearling heifers under 280kg to restockers made to 440.2c to average 387c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers under 330kg to feed or background sold to 394.2c to average 369c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers under 400kg to feed made to 386.2c to average 356c/kg.

The best of the medium weight grown steers sold to 329.2c to average 323c/kg. Grown heifers to processors also reached a top of 329.2c to average 307c/kg. Medium weight 3 score cows sold to a top of 302.2c to average 292c/kg, while heavy weight 3 score cows made to a top of 306.2c to average 292c/kg. The best of the heavy weight bulls made to 325.2c to average 325c/kg. The limited number of cows and calves yarded reached a top of $1,640/unit.

There was another small yarding of trade and export cattle at Powranna and Killafaddy on Tuesday with more yearlings and less cows.

Restockers bought all the yearlings with steers, making from 300c to 320c, while leaner types made from 290c to 300c/kg. Most heifers sold from 280c to 319c/kg.

There was a smaller number of 29 cows and all export cows met a stronger market with local and interstate exporters competing and paying from 224c to 264c for heavy D3 cows and from 200c to 210c/kg for D2 heavy cows. Medium weight cows made from 210c to 255c while restockers paid from 190c to 196c/kg.

Prices up $0.40 on all grids except bulls which are up $0.20. Delivery from 1-June

Type Price (change)
0-2 tooth (275 - 349.9kg)
MSA 61+ $5.90 (up $0.40)
MSA 52.5+ $5.85 (up $0.40)
Non-MSA $5.70 (up $0.40)

4 tooth (275 - 349.9kg)
MSA 61+ $5.80 (up $0.40)
MSA 52.5+ $5.75 (up $0.40)
Non-MSA $5.60 (up $0.40)

6 tooth (275 - 349.9kg)
MSA 52.5+ $5.60 (up $0.40)
MSA 48.5+ $5.60 (up $0.40)
Non-MSA $5.50 (up $0.40)

8 tooth (275 - 349.9kg)
MSA 52.5+ $5.50 (up $0.40)
MSA 48.5+ $5.50 (up $0.40)
Non-MSA $5.40 (up $0.40)

Bulls (300 - 399.5kg)
0-2 Th $4.70 (up $0.20)
4-8 Th $4.50 (up $0.20)

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Prices up. Delivery from 1-June

Steers (350 - 500kg)
XB $3.70 (up $0.50)
Brahman $3.50 (up $0.50)

Heifers (350 - 500kg)
XB $3.30 (up $0.30)
Brahhman $3.10 (up $0.30)

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Yarding: 1,056 (478).
Elders reports Muchea's total cattle numbers remained similar to the previous week. Live weight cattle numbers eased marginally to 1061 head with calf numbers in the appraisal yards rising to 264 head. Overall quality continued to be mixed with a solid percentage of the yarding again sourced from pastoral regions. Grain assisted local yearing supplied were limited as were good quality local store grades. There was less quality in grain assisted yearlings this week and despite not reaching the highs of the previous week sold to a firm and similar trade competition. Local feeder and grazier demand improved marginally with most sales up a further 5c/kg live weight with Angus heifers peaking to a high of 352c/kg. This was little change in live export or export feeder demand for medium and light weight bulls from either local or pastoral regions. Heavy weight local bulls lifted 5c/kg on the previous week with pastoral drafts unchanged. A very mixed quality cow yarding saw a marginal increase in demand and prices with prime sales a further 5c/kg live weight

Total 8,914 (+NQ).
Numbers down by approximately 2000 head. Quality was down on last week.

Export order - Unjoined Friesian Heifers $1,980 inc GST
Breed: Friesian
Sex: Heifers
Preg status: Unjoined
Weight: +200kg
Delivery: 30-May

Export order - Unjoined Friesian Heifers $1,980 inc GST
Breed: Fresian
Sex: Heifers
Preg status: Unjoined
Weight: +200kg
Delivery: 30-May

Export order - Wagyu Angus x Hefiers $1,320 inc GST
Breed: Wagyu Angus x
Sex: Heifers
Weight: +200kg
Delivery: 30-May"

Export order - Friesian Jersey x Heifers $1,375 inc GST
Breed: Friesian Jersey x
Sex: Heifers
Preg status: detectable in calf
Delivery: 30-May

Export order - Reserve Friesian Heifers $990 - $1,155 inc GST
Breed: Friesian
Sex: Heifers
Weight: 120-150kg
Delivery: IMMEDIATE

Yarding: 1,145 (NQ).
Total yarding 1145 head including 2 sold open auction. Yard averaged 257.2c/kg 827.01/head.
101 bulls averaged 251.6c/kg selling to a top of 310.2c/kg
229 cows averaged 210.9c/kg selling to a top of 267.2c/kg
189 heifers averaged 253.2c/kg selling to a top of 298.2c/kg
302 steers averaged 274c/kg selling to a top of 330.2c/kg
121 yearling heifers averaged 263c/kg selling to a top of 310.2c/kg
201 yearling steers averaged 304c/kg selling to a top of 348.2c/kg
2 cow and calf @ $890

Yarding: 250 (NQ).
250 head available this week and market trends were generally stronger. Trade steers remained firm for heavier types and up by 10-20c/kg for medium weights. Mature heifers remained strong returning 278-296c/kg and trade heifers 270-320c/kg. Vealers firm across all lines, steers up by 10-30c/kg and heifers up by 10-20c/kg. Cows remained at 220-258 for the best lines and 180-190c/kg for lighter drafts. Slaughter bulls lifted by 10-20c/kg at 232-282c/kg.

Yarding: 244 (-19).
There were approximately 160 export and 80 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 20 head week-on-week. Agents reported the usual buyers present and operating in a mostly dearer market. Quality was limited to a sprinkling of trade cattle while there were few grown and cows represented almost half of the sale. Young cattle sold significantly dearer mostly to feeders and restockers. Cows sold to the usual buyers 11c to 18c/kg dearer on most sales. Bulls improved in quality and price. Vealers to processors sold from 333c to 403c with those to feeders and restockers from 327c to 411c/kg. A handful of yearling steers made from 311c to 347c/kg. A few yearling heifers sold from 303c to 337c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows made from 209c to 280c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold from 225c to 303c after a top of 313c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made from 287c to 337c with the dairy lots from 220c andto 257c/kg.

Yarding: 1,500 (345).
There were 1,000 exports and 525 trade cattle penned. Around half of the export numbers were cows. All processors were at the rails and fiercely bidding for numbers. Beef and Dairy cow prices lifted by a further 10c/kg this week. The export offering were of fair to good quality, plenty of weight and condition on the beef cows. A few more baron heifers about and all heavy steers regardless of condition met stronger demand. The trade had a mix of types, more vealers were present and a few supplementary fed yearlings however very few B muscled cattle. Feedlotters secured numbers within the trade however were overshadowed in the export section. Prices were firm to a few cents dearer across the majority of the trade weight grades. The best of the vealers to the trade made to 416c/kg, while restockers paid to 422c/kg. The yearling steers sold from 352c to 412c/kg, while the yearling heifer portion made from 328c to 406c to average 396c/kg for the over 400kg C4 heifers. The 500 to 600kg, C3 and C4, steers made from 350c to 389c and the over 600kg bullocks made from 340c to 376c/kg. Baron heifers sold to 356c/kg. The beef cows over 520kg made from 295c to 321c/kg. There were some large framed dried off dairy cows that topped at 311c, the bulk of the dairy cows made from 250c to 296c with the over 520kg D1 dairy cows averaging 277c/kg.

Total 4,816 (+933), lambs 3,639 (+617), sheep 1,177 (+316).
Numbers rose as agents yarded 3,639 lambs and 1,177 sheep to total 4,816 head overall. These sold to a slightly smaller field of trade and processor buyers with restockers active across the offering. Quality was mixed with something on offer to suit all orders which brought about some mixed results in pricing. Light lambs to the trade made from $95 to $168 with the light weight trade 2 and 3 score selection selling from $162 to $178/head. Restockers sought the very light types from $70 to $105 and they paid from $120 to $158/head for those with more conditioning. Trade weight 3 score lambs made from $174 to $196 with the heavy trade types returning from $193 to $209/head. Extra heavy lambs sold from $208 to the market high of $251/head. Light merino lambs made from $118 to $143 as the trade types returned from $146 to $156, with heavy merino lambs selling from $177 to $192/head. Hoggets returned vendors from $126 to $187 as light ewes made from $67 to $85 with the medium weights selling from $100 to $163 as the heavy pens returned from $155 to the high of $215/head. Wethers also sold to $215 as rams made from $45 to $138/head.

Total 23,363 (-2,803), lambs 17,238 (+6,567), sheep 6,125 (+3,764).
Agents yarded 17,283 lambs. The quality Plain to very good, most of the usual buying group were in attendance except for one export buyer to see a very strong market with heavy lambs selling firm to $5 dearer to reach $304/head and neat short skinned trade weights sold $10 to $15/head dearer in places. Light weight lambs back to paddock sold from $115 to $168/head and light lambs for MK orders sold from $135 to $179/head. Trade lambs, 18 to 22kg sold from $162 to $201/head. Lambs, 22 to 24kg, sold from $193 to $216/head to average around 860c, with the short skinned well-presented lambs reached around the 900c/kg cwt. 4 score lambs, 24 to 26kg, sold from $212 to $221/head to average around 840c/kg cwt. Heavy, 26 to 30kg, lambs sold from $215 to $240/head and over 30kg lambs sold from $232 to $304/head. Merino lambs sold from $105
to $171/head. The sheep yarding of 6,125 was up from last week. The quality was plain to good, with not all the usual buying group attending to see a very strong. Light weight 1 score sheep sold from $83 to $132/head. Medium weight sheep sold from $135 to $187/head. Heavy sheep, 24 to 30kg, sold from $165 to $221/head and over 30kg sold from $210 to $245/head. Heavy Merino ewes averaged 690c and heavy crossbred ewes averaged 640c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino wethers sold from $225 to $230 and medium weights sold from $156 to $222/head to average 670c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $160/head.

New Export Order - PTIC Angus Heifers $1,850
- 12-22 months
- Delivery Aug 2020 Victoria
- Must have 6 months residency and be a member of Angus Society.
- Other conditions apply contact for further info.

David Benson 0428 275 504

Yarding: 190 (92).
Numbers were again low as agents offered 190 head of liveweight cattle to the usual trade and processor buyers, feeders and restockers. Quality was again extremely mixed with few prime trade cattle on offer, however feeder and restocker competition was better than expected with most sales across the yarding of predominantly score 2 condition steers and heifers posting a 15c to 20c/kg rise over last week. Vealer heifers of mostly medium weight sold from 344c to 358c/kg. Yearling steers again of mostly medium weights saw processors bidding from 348c to 382c with restocker competition from 342c to 378c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to processors sold from 318c to 370c with restockers bidding from 320c to 362c/kg. Grown steers sold from 346c to 354c with grown heifers making 332c to 362c/kg. There were too few cows and bulls were offered to quote.

Yarding: 1,486 (289).
It was a pretty good quality yarding with a good selection of both trade cattle and ideal feeders. There was a good supply of cows and grown heifers and only limited numbers of grown steers. There was a couple of additional feeder orders along with the return of some restockers and the usual processor orders were all present. Young cattle to the trade were firm with steer vealers selling to 410c while prime yearlings sold to 400c/kg. Feeder steers and heifers were up to 10c dearer with the feeder steers selling from 365c to 420c, while the feeder heifers sold from 366c to 396c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were 20c dearer with the young steers selling to 515c, while the young restocker heifers sold to 449c/kg. Prime grown steers and heifers were 6c dearer with the steers selling from 302c to 350c, while the prime grown heifers sold from 327c to 350c/kg. Cows to the processors were firm to 4c/kg cheaper while the restocker cows were dearer. 2 and 3 score cows sold from 220c to 295c to the processors and 327c/kg to the restockers. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 283c to 316c to average 302c/kg. Bulls sold to 325c/kg.

Yarding: 837 (501).
Consignments more than doubled for a fair to good quality penning, with the vealers well supplied. There were extra older steers and heifers along with approximately 107 cows. The younger cattle sold a little cheaper, while the cows trended dearer. The over 200kg vealer steers to the restockers decreased 3c and sold from 418c to 492c, as the lighter drafts reached 516c/kg. The heifer portion also to the restockers eased 12c and made from 362c to 424c/kg. The yearlings trended 11c cheaper, with the medium weight steers to feed and the restocker orders making from 342c to 402c, as the heifer portion through all the weight ranges received from 322c to 420c/kg. The prime conditioned younger cattle to the butchers reached 422c/kg. The older steers were generally suitable for the restocker orders and these made from 286c to 330c/kg. The best older heifer to the
processors reached 336c/kg. The plainer cows to the processors remained firm and received from 250c to 270c, as those to the restockers gained 4c and sold from 265c to 281c/kg. The better covered heavy weights sold to very strong competition and sold from 272c to 309c/kg.

Yarding: 852 (239).
Numbers rose at Naracoorte as agents yarded 852 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to the usual array of trade and processor buyers with both feeders and restockers active across the offering. Quality fell away without the feedlot cattle of the previous week however rates being paid mainly improved as the market was dearer in price. Vealer steers ranged from 360c to 405c as vealer heifers sold to 390c/kg. Yearling steers to the trade ranged from 366c to 420c with similar heifers making from 320c to 415c/kg. Feeder steers received strong buyer competition as these sold from 353c to 408c with feeder heifers returning from 280c to 402c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks ranged from 308c to 362c as the grown heifers made from 323c to 374c and manufacturing steers returned up to 280c/kg. Heavy cows were in demand from the buying group as they ranged from 278c to a high of 315c with the medium weights ranging from 250c to 276c as the lighter types returned from 174c to 233c with restocker activity from 259c to 269c/kg. Bulls ranged from 234c to 300c/kg.