Warwick Cattle Report

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Report Date: 16th April 2024

Total Yarding: 1,583

Commentary

The supply of stock at Warwick increased to 1,583 head. All the usual processors, wholesalers and feeder operators were present and operating with reduced rates for all export lines. The restockers present were very selective only competing strongly on the quality yearlings with the plainer bred lines proving harder to sell.

Yearling steers to restockers eased from 11c to 29c with quality the main factor. Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range made 336c to average 306c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to restockers made 354c and 378c to feeder buyers to average 312c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to restockers made 350c with feeder operators paying 342c to average 320c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed made 328c to average 314c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers made 294c to average 255c/kg. Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed went against the trend and improved in price topping at 318c to average 303c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to the wholesale meat trade lifted in price and sold to 328c and averaged from 294c to 321c/kg.

Grown steers to feed sold to 320c and averaged 303c/kg. Grown steers over 500kg to processors made 294c to average 274c/kg. Grown heifers to processors made 282c to average 252c back 11c/kg. Plain conditioned light weight cows to processors eased by 11c and sold from 132c to 195c/kg. Good heavy cows were back by 35c and sold to 219c with an average of 209c/kg. Light weight bulls to feed made 242c to average 229c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors made 255c to average 245c/kg.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.