RECENT CATTLE MARKET REPORTS

Casino

NRLX MARKET REPORT

WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 9 JUNE

Agents yarded a total of 733 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 7 June. Quality was mixed, although there were several pens of well presented young cattle through the sale. The yarding of young cattle consisted mainly of vealers and weaners, along with a few pens of light yearlings. The market improved

Grafton

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DONOVAN LIVESTOCK & PROPERTY PH: 02 6643 4411

GRAFTON FAT CATTLE SALE 06/06.2023

415TOTAL HEAD YARDED 190 EXPORTED

225 YOUNG CATTLE

A fair quality yarding was on offer this week, all categories were well represented. Not all the usual Export processors operated, however the market was frm for both Bullocks & Cows. Young cattle saw mixed results, with both Steers & Heifers over 300kg selling quite strong, whilst Weaners saw mixed competition which was mainly quality related. Off quality types were very hard to shift

Warwick

with restocker buyers showing a little more interest this week, especially on the well bred steers in good 2 score condition.

Cow prices saw a slight drop on last week averaging 165c/kg and reaching a top price of 212c/kg. Heifer prices held frm with an average of 209c/kg and $501 and top of 320c/kg and $1,645. Bull prices were stronger with 8 head sold averaging 202c/kg and $1,217. Steer prices also saw an increase with an average of 303c/kg and $731 and top of 364c/kg and $1,206. A small number of bullocks sold on the day averaged 221c/kg and reached a top of

Forthcoming Sales

SATURDAY 17TH JUNE 2023 – CLEARING SALE, 10:00AM, 510 BUCCA ROAD BUCCA NSW

TUESDAY 20TH JUNE 2023 – GRAFTON FAT

CATTLE SALE, 8:00AM, GRAFTON SALEYARDS

SATURDAY 24TH JUNE 2023 – HILLVIEW

HEREFORDS & TYLER ANGUS BULL SALE, ON PROPERTY

TUESDAY 27TH JUNE 2023 – GRAFTON FAT

CATTLE SALE, 8:00AM, GRAFTON SALEYARDS

SALE HIGHLIGHTS

GRAFTON FAT CATTLE SALE TUESDAY 6TH JUNE 2023 market still in limbo.

Vealer steers av 301.4c/kg topping at 400.2c/kg or $738.66 to $1208.13

230c/kg.

Ray White Rural held a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 9 June with 818 head going under the hammer. Steers topped their category at 392c/kg and averaged 324c/kg and $797 whilst heifers reached a top of 304c/kg and averaged 224c/kg and $530. Cows reached a top price of $1,880 whilst cows & calves topped their market at $2,200. PTIC heifers reached a top of $1,220.

George & Fuhrmann will hold a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 16 June with 2,300 head expected. Further bookings are welcome!

A/c DW & LF Green sold Angus Cross Bullocks 250c/kg averaged 752kg - $1,880.0 p/hd

A/c Nattai Investments sold Brahman Cross Cows

211.2c/kg averaged 648kg - $1,368.58 p/hd

A/c LD Holdings sold a Droughtmaster Cross Cow 215.2c/kg weighed 580kg - $1,248.16

A/c RJ & AG Oxenbridge sold Hereford Cross Cows 213.2c/kg weighed 677kg - $1,444.43 p/hd

A/c B Ellem sold Hereford Cross Steers 338.2c/kg weighed 345kg - $1,166.79 p/hd

A/c RJ & AG Oxenbridge sold Hereford Steers 332.2c/ kg weighed 343kg - $1,140.55 p/hd

A/c JH Elder sold a Hereford Steer 300.2c/kg weighing 310kg - $930.62

A/c Paul Brotherson sold Brangus Heifers 242.2c/kg weighed 266kg - $645.87 p/hd

A/c RJ Smith sold Angus Heifers 248.2c/kg weighed 236kg - $587.92 p/hd to $2691.78

MC

DOUGALL & SONS LIVESTOCK MARKETS WARWICK WEEK ENDING

9/06/2023

Smaller yarding’s were the norm this week for most of the sales, the prices available as well as the Farmfest presentation taking a few clients away from the market. The Cattle numbers were similar to last week , Sheep and Lamb numbers were back considerably with the markets still not up to the usual performances for this time of the year. A lack of confdence going forward for the backgrounders as well as the lack of orders through the usual supply trains still giving a bleak outlook as we move into winter.

Cattle numbers were at a total of 713 head with the

Warwick

MC DOUGALL & SONS SHEEP & LAMB REPORT

The numbers tumbled this week, as the numbers went down the prices started to rise. The lambs were mostly in the processing or trade types with a lower percentage of trade or feed on lambs. Mutton and lamb numbers were almost a 50/50 split. The good trade and export lambs were up by $10 with lambs topping at $154 and averaging $121.37 ($34up), hoggets topped at $127 and averaged $127($5up),Ewes topped at $110 to average

Vealer heifers av 218.8c/kg topping at 284.2c/kg or $474.20 to $792.66

Feder steers av 288.1c/kg topping at 320.2c/kg or $1109.55 to $1365.00

Feeder heifers av 235.4c/kg topping at 271.2c/kg or $841.13 to $1100.00

Yearling steers av 301.8c/kg topping at 406.2c/kg or $735.88 to $1088.00

Yearling heifers av 218.1c/kg topping at 354.2c/kg or $588.18 to $1295.58

Steers av 260.2c/kg topping at 310c/kg or $1617.00 to $2002.99

Heifers av 229.6c/kg topping at 270.2c/kg or $1039.95 to $1648.42

Cows av 164.9c/kg topping at 212.2c/kg or $865.06 to $1608.20

Bulls av 203.8c/kg topping at 268.2c/kg or $696.17

$65.90($3up), wethers topped at $105 to average $63.55 ($23down), rams topped at $45 to average $45 ($6down), Lamb rams topped at $70 to average $52.65 ($33down), ewe lambs topped at $53 to average $44.83 ($92down). The sale average of $89.04 was $5/head dearer than last week’s sale.

Stillwater Past Co sold Dorper lambs 49.5kg and 48kg to Warwick Meats for $149 and $148

Fomo sold Dorper ewes to Eversons for $85

Palmer Steel sold Dorper lambs 52.2kg to Warwick Meats for $153, 49.3kg to Tonys supa Meats and Eversons for $146

Leslie Carpenter sold Dorper x lambs 45kg to

Sheep & Lamb numbers fell considerably with a total of 1026 head yarded. The market was frm to a shade dearer across the board for most categories.

Lambs topped at $154 to av $121.37 up $34/head Hoggets topped at $127 to av $91.66 up $5/head Wethers topped at $105 to av $63.55 down by $23/ head

Lamb rams topped at $70 to av $52.65 down by $33/ head

Sale total of $1026 head averaged $89.04 up by $5/ head average week on week.

Boars sold to $140, Sows from $120 to $140,Baconers sold to $160, Pork sold to $190, Light Pork sold from $164 to $179, Stores sold from $55 to $185.

Roosters sold to $15, Hens to $17.50, Pullets to $22.50, Ducklings to $32, Drakes to $25, Ewes topped at $110 to av $65.90 up $3/head

Highchester Meats for $130, 60kg hoggets to Eversons for $100

Barry Unold sold Dorper lambs 50kg to Eversons for $130, 40kg lambs to GR Prime for $80

Athol & Kerrie Esserey sold Meatmaster x lambs and ram lambs 50kg to Eversons for $70, 50kg hoggets to Everson’s for $60, Ewes to Eversons for $70

Rory & Kathy Frost sold Dorper lambs 43kg to GR Prime for $141

HLH Holdings sold Aussie White x lambs 47kg to Eversons for $114, 41kg to restockers for $101, Lamb rams 37kg to GR Prime for $60, 37kg lambs to restockers for $65 from front page of Rural News

Australia’s top peak food industry bodies, which calculated the food supply chain was short at least 172,000 workers, from paddock to plate, before the Jobs & Skills Summit last September say limited progress is now weighing on both GDP growth, and the cost of household’s weekly shop.

Figures released yesterday confrm Australia’s GDP growth has slowed to a crawl. Meanwhile the food supply chain which represents more than 10% of GDP is operating at reduced capacity due to workforce constraints.

Farmers, food suppliers, distributors, independent supermarkets, grocers, butchers, food processors and hospitality are all sending a united message: if you want a stronger economy, just add workers.

With almost 80% of Australians concerned about the price of food, labour shortages are, from a ‘cost of business’ perspective, one of the contributing factors to food price increases to the consumer as well as the ability to process and move food along the supply chain.

The ‘National Food Supply Chain Alliance’ represents over 160,000 businesses with a revenue of over $200 billion. It includes the National Farmers Federation, the Australian Meat Industry Council, Seafood Industry Australia, Independent Food Distributors Australia, AUSVEG, Master Grocers Australia, Restaurant and Catering Industry Association and the Australian Association of Convenience Stores and the Refrigerated Transport and Warehouse Association.

According to the peak bodies, the food supply chain urgently requires a suite of solutions, including reducing barriers to work and providing suitable visa pathways to welcome overseas workers. This should include a greater focus on ASEAN countries for schemes which service the sector.

The Alliance believes that food price infation – which is as high as 15% in some categories in the most recent data – is one of the few ‘cost of living’ pressures the Government can infuence. This can be done by working constructively with industry to stabilise the myriad ever-increasing input costs. Labour shortages, energy prices, increasing wages,