CATTLE SALE

Monday, 25 August

Yarding 1646 (up 172)

Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1646 head.

Quality was mixed with both well bred and secondary cattle penned.

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There was some handy lines of feeder cattle available along with the better processing types.

The usual buyers were present and competing. Middleweight yearling steers to feed held steady to range from 450 to 540c/kg.

Heavies lifted 10 to 15c to sell from 480 to 537c/kg. Finished steers to processors received from 470 to 514c/kg.

Yearling heifers lifted 15c with those to feed receiving from 440 to 501c/kg.

Better types to processors ranged from 400 to 509c/kg. Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 460 to 514c/kg.

Grown heifers received from 375 to 430c/kg.

Cows held fairly steady with heavy 2 score selling from 350 to 386c and 3 score 370 to 396c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 380c/kg.

SHEEP SALE

Tuesday, 26 August

Yarding 45900 (down 7150)

Numbers fell this sale with agents yarding 45,900 head. Lamb numbers dropped to 30950 and quality was again mixed.

There were some handy lines of grain assisted and finished lambs available along with the secondary types.

Most of the usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.

There was 4950 new season lambs penned with trade and heavyweights selling from $235 to $340/head.

Old lambs lifted $10 to $12/head and more in places. Trade weight 20-24kg sold from $233 to $306/head.

Heavy lambs to 26kg received from $290 to $325 while extra heavyweights sold from $306 to $420/head.

Carcase prices averaged from 1074 to 1211c/kg. There was 14950 mutton penned and Merinos made up the majority.

quality was fair but mixed and prices lifted. Merino ewes selling from $155 to $280/head.

Crossbreds received from $170 to $288 with Dorper ewes reaching $270/head.

Merino wethers ranged from $164 to $252/head.

FROM MLA'S NATIONAL LIVESTOCK REPORTING AGENCY

PIG SALE

Friday, 22 August

A much larger yarding of sows saw prices fall 10-15c/kg, mainly on the lighter types. Boars also fell 40-50c/kg on a much larger offering.

Bacon were too few to quote. The highlight of the day was pork prices which improved by $180-$200 per head, selling up to $446 per head.

Sucker numbers were on par to last fortnight and prices improved by $10-$20 per head.

FROM VC REID SMITH LIVESTOCK