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WEEKLY SALE AND SPECIAL WEANER SALE 18

APRIL 2023

A good yarding of 1,180 cattle were sold at the popular Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday.

The sale commenced with bulls, bullocks and meatworks cows.

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A mainly good quality yarding of 450 female cattle and bulls were offered at Lismore Saleyards on Saturday. A large crowd of buyers surrounded the ring and competition was strong.

The sale commenced with four Speckle Park cows and calves sold on account of Springfeld Farm, Tregeagle

Pricing was in keeping with recent local sales with bulls selling from $2.12 to $2.68/kg. Heavy cows sold from $2.30 to $2.58/kg being $1,500 to $1,691 for David Smith’s yellow Brahman cow.

Another good line up of weaners were on offer and once again buyers representing re-stockers from the Tablelands and Queensland bought the most.

Well bred British x Euro steers sold from $3.70 to $4.60/kg giving a return of $850 to a top of $1,435 for Brian Schneider’s Charolais.

High content Bos Indicus steers sold from $2.50 to reaching a sale top of $3,300.

The Allen family’s Brahman x heifers with calves sold for $2,750. Dependabell’s Angus cows and calves $2,450. Most good young cows and calves sold for $2,000 to $2,500

A good line up of preg tested heifers and young cows proved popular. Gary Savins, Nashua Valley Beef, presented a couple of lines of Brangus Heifers PTIC for a return of $2,650. Jennings Livestock’s draft of Angus

$3.20/kg

Heifers were in most cases $1/kg less than their brothers $2.70 to $3.46/kg.

The Graham family’s good quality Limousins sold for $3.46/kg for a return of $966.

The Nicholls family’s Brangus x heifer returned $1,009.

The next sale in Lismore will on Tuesday May 2, commencing at 7.30am

Our next special sale for steers and heifers will be Thursday May 11, commencing at 9am x black baldy cows topped at $2,600. Charbray x heifers PTIC topped at $2,700.

Most of the PTIC heifers sold from $1,600 to $2,400 depending on type and most importantly temperament.

The Harm’s family of McKees Hill produced a big growthy 20 month old Charolais bull which sold for $7,000 A run of older and secondary cows and calves sold in the $1,000 to $2,400 depending on frame and calf rearing ability.

Australia’s largest farm advocacy body is calling on the federal government to make importers pay a container levy to boost biosecurity efforts.

NSW Farmers said it would revive the campaign for an Onshore Biosecurity Levy –ditched by the previous federal government – which would see importers shoulder their share of the biosecurity burden.

“There’s no second chances when it comes to biosecurity,” NSW Farmers Biosecurity chair Ian McColl said.

“A single, widespread disease outbreak could cause billions