RECENT CATTLE MARKET REPORTS

Grafton

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GRAFTON FAT CATTLE SALE 08/08/2023

341 TOTAL HEAD YARDED 198 EXPORTED 143 YOUNG CATTLE

341 head sold at today’s Fat Sale. The market for Bullock’s lifted 10c/kg with Bullock’s topping at 276.2c/ kg. Cows were slightly cheaper, topping at 220.2c/ kg. Weaners sold frm to the previous Fat Cattle Sale, however the lighter and rougher quality calves was very hard to sell.

Warwick

MC DOUGALL & SONS LIVESTOCK MARKETS WARWICK WEEK ENDING Market

Report 09/08/2023

Cattle numbers are frm with the constant lack of moisture convincing many vendors to lighten up before the dry sets in. The market for the heavier types may have just lessened but the lighter stylish types of young cattle may have just frmed slightly. The markets for the processors are still full in supply, lessening the robust competition usually seen.

Vealer steers av 306.1 c/kg topping at 340c/kg or $809.83 to $1192.16

Vealer heifers av 231.6c/kg topping at 257.2c/kg or $590.59to $887.34

Warwick

MC DOUGALL & SONS SHEEP & LAMB REPORT

EKKA time approaches and while the weekly sale is to be contended with the Vendors were also lining up their competition lambs for The EKKA. The lambs will be judged and sold at the EKKA on Saturday after being processed at Carey Bros at Yangan. The weekly sale saw an increase in numbers as many vendors are looking to off-load before the dry spell becomes a drought. The lambs were drawn from local, South - West and Maranoa as well as the Northern Districts of NSW. Lambs topped at $129 to av $90.48($12up), Hoggets topped at $100 to av $76.59($29up), Ewes topped at $83

SALE HIGHLIGHTS

Grafton Fat Cattle Sale Tuesday 8th August 2023

A/c B Reilly sold Braham Cross Bullocks 274.2c/kg averaged 652kg - $1,787.78 p/hd

A/c LD Holdings sold Charolais Heifers 240c/kg averaged 510kg - $1,224.00 p/hd

A/c B & W Borsato & R Caldieraro sold Angus Cross Cows 208.2c/kg averaged 518.3kg - $1,079.17 p/hd.

A/c AE & TE Farrow sold a Hereford Bull 230c/kg weighed 825kg - $1,897.50

A/c AE & TE Farrow sold Hereford Heifers 240c/kg averaged 355kg - $852.00 p/hd

A/c GO Beasley sold Angus Cross Heifers 170c/kg averaged 249.3kg - $423.79 p/hd

A/c GO Beasley sold Angus Cross Steers 266.2c/kg

Feeder steers av 304.4c/kg topping at 350c/kg or $1170.48to $1599.84

Feeder heifers av 262.9c/kg topping at 290.2/kg or $933.34 to $1124.10

Yearling steers av 309.5c/kg topping at 340c/kg or $900.23 to $1365.88

Yearling heifers av 238.8c/kg topping at 300c/kg or $737.98to $1170

Steers av 271.9c/kg topping at 312.2c/kg or $1580.06 to $1961.02

Heifers av 251.1c/kg topping at 292.2c/kg or $1210.17 to $1748.96

Manufacturing steers av 226.2c/kg to return $954.56

Cows av 194.6c/kg topping at 245c/kg or $1071.95 to $2145

Bulls av 238c/kg topping at 292.2c/kg or $1225.86to $2749.05

Sheep and Lamb numbers were up across the to av $43.54($5 up), Wethers topped at $95 to av $75.64($24up), Lamb rams topped at $80 to av $40.91($8down). The total yarding of 2089 head averaged $80.23 a rise of $13/head week on week.

Greenup Maryland P/S sold Dorset lambs 54kg to Thomas Foods for $125

Nev Baldock sold Dorper lambs 48kg to Eversons for $108

Phil & Gabe Byrnes sold Dorper lambs off feed 50kg to GR Prime for $108, 47kg to Leslie Lamb for $100, 45kg to GR Prime for $99

Sally Cadalora sold Dorper x lambs 50kg to Eversons for $108, 45kg to Grants Quality Meats for $100

Gradenfoe P/C sold Dorset 1st x lambs 45kg to GR Prime for $92 averaged 219.2kg - $583.42 p/hd

A/c SJ & TJ Elks sold Angus Steers 270c/kg averaged 173.8kg - $469.13 p/hd

Forthcoming Sales

Friday 18th August 2023 – Wakefeld Charolais & Angus

Bull Sale - Wakefeld’, Wollomombi | 1pm

Sunday 20th August 2023 – Bizzy & Jomanda Brahman

Sale, Pre-Sale Open Day - At Individual Studs

Tuesday 22nd August 2023 – Grafton Fat Cattle Sale, Grafton Saleyards | 8am

Saturday 2nd September – Bizzy & Jomanda Brahman

Bull Sale, Grafton Saleyards | 11am

Thursday 7th September 2023 – Grafton Store Cattle

Sale, Grafton Saleyards | 9am spectrum with some good lines of export and trade weight lambs available. The mutton was frm for the heavier end and weaker for the light and off types. The market for rams and ram lambs was virtually non-existent. Restockers showed some interest in ewe and lamb units.

Lambs topped at $129to av $90.48 ($12up)

Hoggets topped at $100 to av $76.59($29 up)

Ewes topped at $83to av $43.54($5up)

Wethers topped at $95to av $75.64($24up)

Rams topped at $50 to av $30.48($46 down)

Lamb Rams topped at $80 to av $40.91($8 down) Sale total averaged $80.23a rise of $13/head week on week.

Sows sold to $150, Baconers to $290, Boars to $140, stores from $60 to $170, Sow & Litter made $820 Geese sold to $42.50, Hens to $30 Roosters to $25

Written By: Ross Ellis

Reilly Past Co sold Dorper x lambs 60kg to Thomas Foods for $125, 52kg to Warwick Meats for $105, 59kg to Eversons for $108, 54.2kg to Take IT

Easy Meats for $104, 45.7kg to Eversons for $71, Suffolk ewe lambs to restockers for $66, Hoggets 66.5kg to Uniplaza Meats for $88, 54.6kg to Take IT

Easy Meats for $75, Wethers to Thomas Foods for $90, Ewes to Eversons for $80, Ewes to restockers for $80

Bernie & Alma Haaijer sold Merino hoggets 54kg to Eversons foe $74, wethers (69kg) to THomas Foods for $95

Geoff & Rosemary Gibson sold Merino hoggets 407kg to restockers for $47

Will Bazley sold Suffolk x sucker lambs 47kg to Tonys Supa Meats and Thomas Foods for $129

BIZZY Brahman Stud is proud to present 16 practical stud and commercially focused bulls that are ready to perform in all herds whether it be breeding your perfect F1 female or introducing new genetics to your stud herd. Bizzy’s offering includes 12 Red and 4 Grey Brahman bulls, 4 of which are polled bulls. IVF and AI sons of Kenrol Mr HJ Ray, Brolga Gully 2254/0(PP) and Rockley Tyrion will be offered with all bulls in good healthy working condition, with the temperament, natural thickness, topline and carcass quality’s Bizzy bulls are renowned for.

Bizzy will be presenting 8 registered red Brahman Females with their lead heifer being

LOT 41 – Bizzy Sheila S35. Sheila is a part of the very successful 2023 Show team. An AI daughter of Caiwarra Leader, she is an extremely quiet polled feminine female with good length of body and very good udder and teat placement.

JOMANDA Brahman

Stud has 14 ft, young active bulls backed by a full set of EBVs with high accuracies, including two polled sires and a quality line of 10 heifers.

This year’s sale sons are from the ever consistent sire lines of NCC Drummond, Jomanda Honda-our home breed sire and the frst progeny release of our Polled sire, Kandoona Kennedy. All Jomanda bulls carry great depth body, strong top lines, powerful heads, with excellent temperaments.

Backed by our everconsistent fertile cow families, Jomanda has lined up its biggest set of heifers to date with 10 classic females included two polls. This year some of our heifers will be offered PTIC to one of our exciting new Polled sires, Kandoona Southport, purchased last year for $55,000. This is a great opportunity to access new polled genetics that the industry is chasing.

Catalogues available online at www.brahman. com.au or contact selling agents Donovan Livestock and Property 66434411 or George & Fuhrmann Casino 6662 2500.