MOUNT GAMBIER CATTLE- NOVEMBER 4

Agents yarded 1116 head of live weight and open auction cattle as numbers remained steady at Mount Gambier today.

These sold to the usual array of buyers with the trade, feeders and restockers all active. Quality was mixed this week with a drop in the grown steers, bullocks and vealers but an outstanding offering of younger female cattle came forward as the market ranged from firm to dearer in price.

Vealers received competition from the trade, feeders and restockers as steers sold from 390c to 457c and heifers made from 360c to 445c/kg. Yearling steers to the trade sold from 372c to 410c with similar heifers selling from 355c to 414c/kg.

Feeders sourced steers from 361c to 435c and heifers from 355c to 414c as restockers competed on steers, making from 368c to 462c/kg.

Grown steers and bullocks to the trade made from 351c to 395c as feeders sourced cattle here from 376c to 398c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade sold from 330c to 391c with feeder competition making from 362c to 398c as manufacturing steers sold from 270c to 338c/kg.

Heavy cows made from 288c to 307c as the lighter types sold from 245c to 265c with feeder activity making to a top price of 308c/kg.

Heavy bulls sold from mainly 260c to 300c with an isolated sale to 320c for a Limousin as the lighter types sold to mainly feed up to 350c/kg.

NARACOORTE CATTLE – NOVEMBER 3

Numbers rose slightly as agents yarded 1169 head of live weight and open auction cattle.

These sold to the usual array of trade and processor buyers along with the normal feeder orders but an extra northern restocker added competition to the market this week.

Quality was generally good, with a number of pens coming off feed as the market mainly sold to a dearer trend.

Vealer steers to the trade ranged from 444c to 450c to lift 10c to 20c as feeders purchased from 410c to 448c and restockers to a top of 454c/kg.

Vealer heifers made from 420c to 438c/kg with the trade, feeders and restockers all actively seeking supply.

Yearling steers to the trade sold from 370c to 418c with similar heifers making from 384c to 421c/kg.

Feeder orders sought steers from 375c to 428c and heifers from 370c to 392c with restockers sourcing steers from 380c to 450c and heifers from 360c to 430c/ kg.

Grown steers and bullocks sold from 320c to 390c to the trade as feeder orders provided support from 380c to 400c/kg.

Grown heifers made from 313c to 395c to the trade with feeder activity from 352c to 379c/kg.

Manufacturing steers sold from 265c to 330c/kg. Heavy cows made from firm rates to 3c better in price as they ranged from 292c to 325c with the lighter types making from 248c to 275c while feeders bought to 281c and restockers turned cows back out from 286c to 300c/kg.

MOUNT GAMBIER SHEEP – NOVEMBER 4

Agents yarded 3191 lambs and 80 sheep to total 3271 head overall with a lift of almost 1400 on the previous week.

These sold to the usual field of trade and processor buyers with a number of restockers present however supply of suitable lambs for these buyers was lacking as most went home empty handed.

Quality was generally good as the sale ranged from firm to slightly easier in price.

Light lambs to the trade made from $65 to $97 as the light-weight trade 2 and 3 score selection returned from $138 to $145/head.

Trade weight 3 score lambs made from $146 to $168 to ease up to $5/head as these lambs sold mostly from 720c to 740c/kg cwt.

Heavy lambs ranged from $168 to $190 as the few extra heavy types returned from $188 to $236/head.