Numbers were up by almost 800 for a yarding of 4100 at Tuesday’s sale in Gunnedah.
It was a quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with good numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and backgrounders.
Most of the regular buyers were operating in a mostly softer market.
Young cattle to the trade were firm to 5c cheaper with the prime vealers and yearlings selling from 394c to 490c/kg.
Feeder steers were up to 30c cheaper while the feeder heifers were 15c to 20c/kg cheaper.
Feeder steers sold from 372c to 496c while the feeder heifers sold from 384c to 446c/kg.
Young cattle to the restockers were firm with the young steers selling to 526c while the young heifers to the restockers sold to 448c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers were up to 25c cheaper with the prime grown steers selling from 414c to 486c/kg.
Prime grown heifers sold to 430c/kg.
Secondary cows were close to firm while the prime heavy weights were 16c/kg cheaper.
Two and three scores to the processors sold from 300c to 379c while the prime heavy weights sold from 360c to 400c to average 386c/kg.
Cows to the restockers sold from 148c to 365c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 390c/kg.
– with David Monk
Steers up to 200kg sold from 445.2c/kg to 541.2c/kg.
Steers 200kg to 280kg sold from 165.2c/kg to 539.2c/kg.
Steers 280kg to 330kg sold from 300c/kg to 539.2c/kg.
Steers 330kg to 400kg sold from 170.2c/kg to 496.2c/kg.
Steers 400kg to 500kg sold from 345.2c/kg to 499.2c/kg.
Steers 500kg+ sold from 380c/kg to 486.2c/kg.
Heifers up to 200kg sold from 150c/kg to 406.2c/kg.
Heifers 200kg to 280kg sold from 295.2c/kg to 448.2c/kg.
Heifers 280kg to 330kg sold from 320.2c/kg to 438c/kg.
Heifers 330kg to 400kg sold from 145.2c/kg to 445.2c/kg.
Heifers 400kg to 540kg sold from 280c/kg to 459.2c/kg.
Heifers 540kg+ sold from 400.2c/kg to 452.2c/kg.
Cows up to 400kg sold from 180.2c/kg to 320.2c/kg.
Cows 400kg to 520kg sold from 80c/kg to 378.2c/kg.
Cows 520kg+ sold from 150.2c/kg to 414.2c/kg.
Bulls up to 450kg sold from 340c/kg to 440c/kg.
Bulls 450kg to 600kg sold from 352.2c/kg to 382c/kg.
Bulls 600kg+ sold from 320c/kg to 390.2c/kg.
Bobby calves mixed sex sold from 300c/kg to 464.2c/kg.
Stags sold from 320c/kg to 422.2c/kg.
Bullock/manufacturing steers sold from 484.2c.kg to 486.2c/kg.
