MONDAY'S CATTLE SALE
Yarding 941 (down 502)
For the last sale of the year, numbers were back by 502 for a yarding of 941 cattle.
Quality was mixed with good supplies of feeder weights on offer, along with fair supplies of heavy prime cattle.
Not all the regular buyers were operating.
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Prime yearling steers were up to 20c cheaper, selling from 283c to 335c, while prime yearling heifers were firm to dearer, 260c to 347c/kg.
Feeder steers dropped 15c, 289c to 370c, while feeder heifers were firm to cheaper, 288c to 333c/kg. Lightweight restocker cattle were dearer, young steers sold from 310c to 395c, and heifers, 290c to 320c/kg.
Prime grown steers held firm, 300c to 335c while prime grown heifers lifted 8c, 290c to 333c/kg.
Cows were 3c better, 2 and 3 scores sold from 200c to 280c, and heavy prime cows, 276c to 287c/kg.
Heavy bulls sold to 287c/kg.
TUESDAY'S SHEEP SALE
Yarding 22,200 (down 4200)
Numbers were back and the quality was mixed and included runs of shorn trade and heavy weights but only a limited supply of extra heavy lambs.
There were plenty of light store lambs most were woolly new season lambs and only a scattering of trade and heavy weights.
Merino lambs were back in numbers and there was a good run of heavy hoggets.
The market sold to stronger trends.
New season store lambs to 18kg were firm to $7 dearer selling from $47 to $140/head.
New season trades up $15 to $20/head selling from $210 to $243 and heavy weights reached $247/head.
Shorn trades were $15 to $25/head dearer ranging from $188 to $243/head and heavy weights sold from $250 to $288/head averaging between 930c and 995c/kg with plenty of sale well in excess of the average.
Extra heavy lambs reached $284 averaging 880c to 900c/kg cwt.
The best for trade Merinos reached $194/head and heavy hoggets lifted around $10/head reaching $224/head.
Mutton numbers eased and the quality was better with less 1 and 2 score light and medium weights sheep.
Prices were $5 to $10 dearer across most of the mutton.
Medium weight ewes sold from $73 to $132 and heavy crossbreds reached $166/head.
Heavy Merinos with a big skin topped the mutton reaching $202/head and most ranged 400c to 480c/kg.
FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY
FRIDAY'S PIG SALE
Only a small yarding of backfatters today saw prices remain firm on last sale for both sows and boars. Bacon were also in short supply with only one pen dropping $60 to $70 per head. A good run of quality pork, sow prices were also firm on last sale. Suckers were again in good supply with a top quality yarding, prices improved $40 to $50 per head.
FROM VC REID SMITH LIVESTOCK
