Amongst bigger steer strains provided this week, six tons totalling 682 backgrounder steers 12-18 months from Corfield, Northwest Queensland offered from 384c/kg for a run of 120 Angus averaging 336kg, to 352c for 240 Angus x Santa varieties (pictured) averaging 340kg; 366c for 112 Charolais varieties averaging 342kg; and 327c for Crimson Angus crosses averaging 338kg.
Lighter and mediumweight heifer costs lifted strongly on AuctionsPlus buying and selling this week, whereas different younger cattle classes produced blended leads to c/kg phrases.
On-line cattle choices lifted 31pc for the week to 12,441 head, with clearance charges for every class strongly linked to providing measurement. Processor and lotfeeder shopping for exercise lifted to almost 8pc from 5pc final week.
NSW and Queensland distributors each listed greater than 1000 head extra that the earlier week, whereas listings fell in Victoria. There have been related actions in shopping for behaviour throughout the states, with NSW and Queensland recording extra purchases and Victoria and SA reducing.
An providing of 1612 steers within the 200-280kg liveweight class noticed costs elevate 29c/kg on final week to common 431c, nevertheless clearance was modest at 64pc .
From Binda, NSW, 46 Angus steers 9-10 months averaging 239kg returned 469c/kg, travelling to a purchaser close to Wagga Wagga, NSW.
A really small providing of steers lower than 200kg produced a 100pc clearance, however common costs fell 32c/kg to 401c. Mediumweight steers 280-330kg additionally struggled, with an providing of 2035 head clearing 70pc, however seeing a 19c/kg decline in common worth to 408c. Steers 330-400kg have been well-supplied with 2200 provided, clearing solely 63pc and delivering a 10c rise to common 385c.
Heavy steer costs backtracked this week, with these within the +400kg class falling 9c/kg ($124 in $/head phrases) to 411c.
Amongst bigger steer strains provided this week, six tons totalling 682 backgrounder steers 12-18 months from Corfield, Northwest Queensland offered from 384c/kg for a run of 120 Angus averaging 336kg, to 352c for 240 Angus x Santa varieties averaging 340kg; 366c for 112 Charolais varieties averaging 342kg; and 327c for Crimson Angus crosses averaging 338kg.
Heifers
Heifers have been this week’s spotlight, with all three lighter classes sharply increased.
Heifers lower than 200kg lifted a mean of 66c this week to common 381c, though this was from a small providing of solely 287, producing an 81pc clearance. A line of 52 Angus heifers 8-9 months averaging 192kg from Holbrook NSW, returned 354c and can journey to a purchaser close to Bathurst, NSW.
Heifers 200-280kg have been in higher provide providing 1545 head, lifting 21c to common 334c, for a clearance of 73pc, whereas 280-330kg examples attracted 1300 head (clearing 67pc), with costs up 30c to common 352c.
Breeding females
There have been blended outcomes inside the lowered providing of breeding inventory, together with a $409/head enhance to $1917 for PTIC cows, however equally massive drops in station-mated heifers (down $338 to $1295) and station-mated cows and calves (down $262 to common $1895). Each have been on solely low numbers. PTIC cows attracted 659 head, clearing 81pc to common $1771, up $15/head.
From Aberfoyle, NSW, 22 Angus cows 3 years and averaging 456kg returned $2300/head and can journey to a purchaser in Quirindi, NSW.
Costs as at 2pm Friday August 2.
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